adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another winter would finish the cut.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
boomsnounUS /buːmz/
plural of “boom” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
campsnounUS /kæmps/
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
capaciousadjectiveUS /kəˈpeɪʃəs/
large in capacity
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Another winter would finish the cut.
Daly
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From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
drainingadjectiveUS /ˈdreɪnɪŋ/
having a debilitating effect
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
eightiesnounUS /ˈeɪtiz/
the decade from 1880 to 1889
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
employeesnounUS /emˈplɔɪiz/
plural of “employee” — a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
finishverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Another winter would finish the cut.
firmadjectiveUS /fɜːrm/
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
holdingsnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋz/
plural of “holding” — the act of retaining something
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
legionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
loggingnounUS /ˈlɔːɡɪŋ/
the work of cutting down trees for timber
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
MichigannounUS /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
networknounUS /ˈnetwɜːrk/
an interconnected system of things or people
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Now at last, in the early eighties, they reached the end of their holdings.
SaginawnounUS /ˈsæɡɪnɔː/
a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each spring they had gathered in their capacious booms from thirty to fifty million feet of pine logs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The number of their camps was legion, of their employees a multitude.
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Another winter would finish the cut.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another winter would finish the cut.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading In the network of streams draining the eastern portion of Michigan and known as the Saginaw waters, the great firm of Morrison & Daly had for many years carried on extensive logging operations in the wilderness.
