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“Why are there so few deer tracks now?” “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.” “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true. They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it. Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
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From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
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From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
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From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
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From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
not any; not one
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
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From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
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From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
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From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
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From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now they must get it as they could, and of course it was thinner and poorer every week.
at the time that
From this reading They could have killed many deer in early winter, when the venison was in fine condition, but they had no place to store it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “We'll soon need another,” said Rolf, which unfortunately was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why are there so few deer tracks now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Deer yarded for winter,” replied the Indian; “no travel in deep snow.”
