used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
anew
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
(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 The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading We were now approaching what they called the Rim of the Basin.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
BasinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading We were now approaching what they called the Rim of the Basin.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
(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 The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
Capt
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From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
engage in
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We were now approaching what they called the Rim of the Basin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were now approaching what they called the Rim of the Basin.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
and nothing more
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
RimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading We were now approaching what they called the Rim of the Basin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
except for; apart from
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We moved off in good style from this camp.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were now approaching what they called the Rim of the Basin.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After a day or two and before we reached what is called Little Salt Lake, an attempt was made to make a short cut, to save distance.
at the time that
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The train only went on this cut off a day or two when Capt. Hunt came back from the front and said they had better turn back to the old trail again, which all did.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading This was a bad move, the train much broken and not easy to get them into regular working order again.
