used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
(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 He had no money, and he had tramped all that day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
cannedadjectiveUS /kænd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had no money, and he had tramped all that day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
the act of consuming food
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
embankmentnounUS /emˈbæŋkmənt/
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no money, and he had tramped all that day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He was hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had no money, and he had tramped all that day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no money, and he had tramped all that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
peachesnounUS /ˈpiːtʃəz/
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
quartetnounUS /kwɔːrˈtet/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
simmeringnounUS /ˈsɪmərɪŋ/
cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had no money, and he had tramped all that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He stumbled down the embankment and "sat in" beside their night fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
trampedverbUS /træmpt/
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading He had no money, and he had tramped all that day.
WaconounUS /ˈweɪkoʊ/
a city in east central Texas
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was hungry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were eating bread and canned peaches, and had coffee simmering in a pail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Waco_ The tramp Waco, drifting south through Prescott, fell in with a quartet of his kind camped along the railroad track.
