used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
AlkalinounUS /ˈælkəlaɪ/
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
in addition
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
Bert
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From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading To this no one objected, not even Esther.
divisible by two
From this reading To this no one objected, not even Esther.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
a man of refinement
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
marqueenounUS /mɑːrˈkiː/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
not any; not one
From this reading To this no one objected, not even Esther.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To this no one objected, not even Esther.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading To this no one objected, not even Esther.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To this no one objected, not even Esther.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this no one objected, not even Esther.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nevertheless, that gentleman arranged for Bert to do his driving for him.
Tragi-Comedy
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From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
Trailey's
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From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
Traileys
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From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
TrailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of that time, the snow had disappeared; also Trailey's foot was doing nicely.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trails were now made doubly treacherous by the water from the melted snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Tragi-Comedy in an Alkali Flat_ The Traileys, with Sam and Bert, stayed at the marquee camp a week.
