used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
(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 Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE STOCKADE AMONG THE PINES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
axesnounUS /ˈæksɪz/
plural of “ax” — an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
blisteredverbUS /ˈblɪstərd/
past form of “blister” — get blistered
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
fellingverbUS /ˈfelɪŋ/
-ing form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
set up or found
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
Grey'snounUS /ɡreɪz/
possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
hardinessnoun
the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
not any; not one
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
and nothing more
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
PINESnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading THE STOCKADE AMONG THE PINES.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
Shalah's
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From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
STOCKADEnounUS /ˈstɑːkeɪd/
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
From this reading THE STOCKADE AMONG THE PINES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STOCKADE AMONG THE PINES.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
tomahawkverbUS /ˈtɑːməhɔːk/
cut with a tomahawk
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
trimmingnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
the act of adding decoration
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
being of use or service
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We found the horses useful for dragging trunks, and but for them should have made a poor job of it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only the two axes in the party, besides Shalah's tomahawk, and no one can know the labour of felling and trimming trees tin he has tried it.
a Caucasian
From this reading Grey's white hands were all cut and blistered, and, though I boasted of my hardiness, mine were little better.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It took us a heavy day's work to get the stockade finished.
