used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
Andy
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From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
Andy's
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From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Uncle Si must have gotten back from work," said Andy.
Barwell
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From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
Chet
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From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading "Most likely he's cooking supper.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Uncle Si must have gotten back from work," said Andy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Uncle Si must have gotten back from work," said Andy.
he's
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From this reading "Most likely he's cooking supper.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Most likely he's cooking supper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Most likely he's cooking supper.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Uncle Si must have gotten back from work," said Andy.
information about recent and important events
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
go across or through
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
cut with a saw
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "Uncle Si must have gotten back from work," said Andy.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading As they came in sight of Andy's home, they saw smoke curling from the chimney.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Most likely he's cooking supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Uncle Si must have gotten back from work," said Andy.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION To get to his own place, Chet had to pass the cabin belonging to Andy, and so the chums left the village together, in a carriage they hired with some of the money Barwell Dawson had given them.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Uncle Si must have gotten back from work," said Andy.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The thoughts of each youth were busy, so but little was said by them during the journey.
