used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Old Jim in a faint voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
Bimby
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From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
Bobbsey
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From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
CedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Old Jim in a faint voice.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
come to pass
From this reading "Did something happen?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
Jim
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From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
loggernounUS /ˈlɑːɡər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
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 Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Old Jim in a faint voice.
the force of workers available
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Did something happen?
staggeredverbUS /ˈstæɡərd/
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The old logger staggered to his feet, helped by some of the men from Cedar Camp, and looked about him.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having been out in the cold and storm so long, Jim Bimby seemed to have become half frozen.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Old Jim in a faint voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not appear to understand what Mr. Bobbsey asked him.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Old Jim in a faint voice.
