used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
anew
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
aren't
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From this reading "I could walk it, but your legs aren't as long as mine.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
Barker's
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From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I could walk it, but your legs aren't as long as mine.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could walk it, but your legs aren't as long as mine.
crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm glad we're riding," said Laddie.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm glad we're riding," said Laddie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
Laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
staying power
From this reading "I could walk it, but your legs aren't as long as mine.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I could walk it, but your legs aren't as long as mine.
LUMBERMAN'SnounUS /ˈlʌmbərmænz/
possessive form of “lumberman” — a person who fells trees
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I could walk it, but your legs aren't as long as mine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
a course of conduct
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "I'm glad we're riding," said Laddie.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
RussnounUS /rʌs/
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm glad we're riding," said Laddie.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," Russ answered slowly, as he guided Zip around a turn in the crooked path.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
we're
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From this reading "I'm glad we're riding," said Laddie.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be awful far to walk to Mr. Barker's place at Green Pond and back again, wouldn't it, Russ?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I could walk it, but your legs aren't as long as mine.
ZipverbUS /zɪp/
close with a zipper
From this reading THE LUMBERMAN'S CABIN Along the road that led down the hill, and through the woods to Green Pond, went Zip the dog; pulling after him the cart in which Russ and Laddie rode.
