used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He fastened some strong rope he had brought along to the chain which went around the walnut log.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He fastened some strong rope he had brought along to the chain which went around the walnut log.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading He fastened some strong rope he had brought along to the chain which went around the walnut log.
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
Charlie
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From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading He fastened some strong rope he had brought along to the chain which went around the walnut log.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
foot-log
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
set up or found
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he made his plan.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he made his plan.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Then he made his plan.
a strong line
From this reading He fastened some strong rope he had brought along to the chain which went around the walnut log.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he made his plan.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
hard to endure
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading He fastened some strong rope he had brought along to the chain which went around the walnut log.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The current was so strong that, though the horse could swim it, he could not swim and drag the heavy log along.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Charlie examined the foot-log carefully and found that it had not been moved by the high water, being chained at each bank to a big tree.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He fastened some strong rope he had brought along to the chain which went around the walnut log.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I went with Charlie and sat on the log, feeling very helpless while he walked up and down the creek bank trying to think of some way to get the log across.
