used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
anew
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
(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 "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
BrooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
any strong feeling
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
gloomilyadverbUS /ˈɡluːməli/
with gloom
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why should you linger here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
hunter'snounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
It's
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From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
set down according to a plan
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
immediately past
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Why should you linger here?"
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
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 There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
the force of workers available
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
mistakingnounUS /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
not any; not one
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
scalpnounUS /skælp/
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should you linger here?"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
in the near future
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading "Saved my scalp," answered Brooks, sternly, and fell into silence again.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
the act of using
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
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From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another long pause; at last, Lord H----, mistaking in some degree the causes of the man's strong emotion, laid his hand upon the hunter's arm, saying, "Come away, my friend!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should you linger here?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "It's no use," answered Woodchuck, gloomily; "he had a woman with him, and it will soon be known all through the tribe."
WoodchucknounUS /ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
reddish brown North American marmot
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For a few minutes, the three living men stood silent in the presence of the dead; and, then Walter exclaimed, in a tone of deep grief, "Alas, Woodchuck! what have you done?"
