adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was hopeful.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
Challoner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
hollowedverbUS /ˈhɑːloʊd/
past form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading But he was hopeful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
Nanette
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
smellingnounUS /ˈsmelɪŋ/
the act of perceiving the odor of something
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He waited all through that day, going occasionally to the cabin, and smelling about it, to convince himself that he had not made a mistake.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went back into the edge of the timber, and waited.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When darkness came he hollowed himself out a bed in the fresh snow close to the door and lay there all through the night.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Day came again, gray and empty and still there was no smoke from the chimney or sound from within the log walls, and at last he knew that Challoner and Nanette and the baby were gone.
