Chapter V · The Camp in the Haymow

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading How about it, Thad?"

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

later than; following

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

(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 "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

coming down or downward

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

let fall to the ground

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

house for a farmer and family

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

adult female chicken

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How about it, Thad?"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

above and across; more than

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

for a short time

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

carry out

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

hard to endure

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Not having any tents along makes it a poor business trying to keep off the rain, if she should drop in on us.

precisely as stated

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "I hope we decide to bunk in a haymow, and not out in the open to-night," added Step Hen.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

a Caucasian

From this reading "I reckon, suh, we're all of one mind there," remarked Bob White.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading "There's a farmhouse over yonder, Thad; and night's coming on pretty fast now!" called out Davy Jones later on, after the expedition had covered several more miles of ground, and seemed to be descending an incline that would very likely shortly take them to the bank of the winding Susquehanna.