used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
admissibleadjectiveUS /ədˈmɪsəbəl/
deserving to be admitted
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
brother-in-lawnounUS /ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔː/
a brother by marriage
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
buckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
Carleton
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From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
CascadesnounUS /kæˈskeɪdz/
a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
Dr
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From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
set up or found
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
Johnston'snounUS /ˈdʒɑːnstənz/
possessive form of “johnston” — Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
attach to a support
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
a form of address for a man
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
Penfield
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From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
a full supply
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
reasonablyadverbUS /ˈriːzənəbli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
roadsters
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From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
cut with a saw
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
SpokanenounUS /spoʊˈkæn/
a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading I had advised my good friend, Dr. C. S. Penfield, of my coming, and he had kindly planned for me a hunting trip.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Jefferson burned some powder after a buck and a doe the first morning after our arrival, but it was his first experience in deer hunting, so it is not at all strange that the game should have escaped.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We hunted there two days, and though we found signs reasonably plentiful and saw three or four deer we were unable to kill any.
in or at the place that
From this reading On the morning after my arrival his brother-in-law, Mr. T. E. Jefferson, took me up behind a pair of good roadsters and drove to Johnston's ranch, eighteen miles from the falls, and near the foot of Mount Carleton, where we hoped to find plenty of deer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stopped off at Spokane Falls, on my way home, for a few days' deer hunting, and though that region be not exactly in the Cascades, it is so near that a few points in relation to the sport there may be admissible in connection with the foregoing narrative.
