Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

(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 We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

a quantity of money

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

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From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

to strive with determination

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

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From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

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From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

an udder or breast or teat

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

and nothing more

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

a compact mass

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

not any; not one

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

the possibility of future success

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

past form of “shovel” — dig with or as if with a shovel

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

From this reading In the fall we concluded to try another trapping tour, and set out for Prairie du Chien.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

precisely as stated

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mr. Brisbois said that the prospects were very poor indeed, for the price of fur was very low and no prospect of a better market.

at the time that

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

From this reading We camped out and dug holes around all summer, getting just about enough to pay our expenses--not a very encouraging venture, for we had lived in a tent and had picked and shoveled and blasted and twisted a windlass hard enough to have earned a good bit of money.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading We knew it was a poor place to spend money up in the woods, and when we got our money it was all in a lump and seemed to amount to something.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Mr. Buck and myself concluded we would try our luck at lead mining for the summer and purchased some mining tools for the purpose.