Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

later than; following

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

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

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

make a mathematical calculation or computation

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

without stop or interruption

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

plural of “creditor” — a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

not up to expectations

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

increase twofold

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

one or the other of two

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

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

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

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

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

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

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

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

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

of the most contemptible kind

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

the light of the Moon

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

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

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

many times at short intervals

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

-ing form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As we did so the days grew shorter and shorter, and often in the mornings there was a keen frost in the air.

in a stubborn unregenerate manner

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

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

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then one evening when the surveyor sat with us, as he did occasionally, a man approached the tent.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

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

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

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

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

at the time that

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

during the time that

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

which person or people

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

combining clever conception and facetious expression

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading It was a losing game, but we had given our bond and played it out stubbornly, while Johnston, who worked as hard as either now, cheered us with witty anecdote and quaint philosophy after each especially disappointing day.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED On the first opportunity we paid off the most pressing of our creditors, and continued our labor with greater cheerfulness, working double tides when there was moonlight, scooping out the line along the sides of the coulee, though we lost more than I cared to calculate on every yard of it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "There's a curious critter hunting round for you," he said, "looks most like a low-down played-out Britisher.