used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
axnounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
a youthful male person
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
choppedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːpt/
prepared by cutting
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
at any time
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
destroyed or killed
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
temporary military shelter
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
engage in
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
cut with a saw
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
a male human offspring
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading One day, in search of timber, the boy went farther up the hill than he had ever gone before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning they saw that on the side of the hill near the hut was a great forest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now, mother,” he said, “I can earn enough to keep us both, and we shall be happy here together.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He easily sold it, and with a happy heart brought back food and some clothing to make his mother and himself comfortable.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The son took the ax, went up on the hillside and chopped enough wood for a load to carry to the town on the other side of the hill.
