Chapter V · Chapter 5

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

later than; following

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

(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 Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

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

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

next to; at the side of

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

plural of “can” — airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

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From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

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

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

clothing in general

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

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From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

the act of departing

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

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

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

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From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

immediately past

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

the force of workers available

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

a particular point in time

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

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

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

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

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

a stipulated condition

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

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

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

sullen or moody

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

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

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

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

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

hard to endure

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

precisely as stated

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

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

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

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 Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading CARRIE'S WEAK MOMENT The rain had stopped and big drops fell from the dark firs about the camp.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Daylight was going; all was very quiet but for the distant sound of falling water, and the smoke of the sulky fire went straight up.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading Jake had left camp after supper, the men had gone to fish, and Carrie had taken off her wet boots and sat by the fire, trying to dry her clothes.

in or at the place that

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.

a Caucasian

From this reading White chips and empty provision cans lay beside the freshly-chopped logs.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For the last three or four days the party had traveled across very rugged country, and had now reached the spot where the new line would branch off.