used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Might's well be hittin' the trail," one growled.
have
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
breakfasted
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From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
campingnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
Cañon
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From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
DODGEverbUS /dɑːdʒ/
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
elknounUS /elk/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
flour-and-water
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From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Might's well be hittin' the trail," one growled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
hittin
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From this reading "Might's well be hittin' the trail," one growled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
the force of workers available
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
Might's
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From this reading "Might's well be hittin' the trail," one growled.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Might's well be hittin' the trail," one growled.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
arrange in a container
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They breakfasted on slow elk, coffee, and flour-and-water biscuits.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Might's well be hittin' the trail," one growled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Might's well be hittin' the trail," one growled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON THE DODGE Up in the hills back of Bear Cañon two men were camping.
at the time that
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they had finished, they washed their tin dishes with sand in the running brook.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The other nodded without speaking, rose lazily, and began to pack the camp outfit.
