Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

(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 All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

in addition

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

making bread or cake or pastry etc.

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

set up or found

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

not any; not one

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

the local environment

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

by chance

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading If not, I shall have to cut some from the edge of the pool, I suppose, and lay it out to dry."

be seated

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

express a supposition

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

carry out

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "There are no chairs or tables to be had in these parts," he thought.

up to a particular time

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the stuff we found in here was quite dry, and perhaps there may be some like it in the other huts.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

at the time that

From this reading "We must sit on the ground when we do sit, and take our meals off the ground, when we take them.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

in the company of; together with

From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.

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From this reading All that can be done is to strew the floor with rushes and grass, which will do also for beds at night I suppose everything outside is soaking wet, and won't be dry enough for our purpose until it has had a good baking sun upon it for several hours.