used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Deer Hunt Turned Into a Bear Hunt.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
in the past
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
have
From this reading Deer Hunt Turned Into a Bear Hunt.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Deer Hunt Turned Into a Bear Hunt.
Dingman
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From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
Dingman's
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From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
grubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Deer Hunt Turned Into a Bear Hunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Deer Hunt Turned Into a Bear Hunt.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
knapsacknounUS /ˈnæpsæk/
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
the force of workers available
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
More's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
Nathan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was about eight miles from my place to Mr. Dingman's camp.
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
Sinnamahoning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
tributaryadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪbjəteri/
(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
From this reading A friend by the name of Dingman invited me to come to his camp on More's Run, a tributary of the Sinnamahoning.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Deer Hunt Turned Into a Bear Hunt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
at the time that
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One morning after we had a fall of snow, I packed my knapsack with as much grub stake as I was able to carry, with my gun and blanket, and started over the hill to Mr. Dingman's camp.
a late time of life
From this reading This was something like forty years ago, when deer were plentiful and several men in this section made it a business to hunt for the money that there was in it, and Nathan Dingman was one of those men.
