used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
bogverbUS /bɑːɡ/
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
a youthful male person
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how is it done?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
daisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
don't
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From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
emphaticallyadverbUS /emˈfætɪkli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
festeringnounUS /ˈfestərɪŋ/
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
Field'snounUS /fiːldz/
possessive form of “field” — a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
homesteadsnounUS /ˈhoʊmstedz/
plural of “homestead” — the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
how
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From this reading "But how is it done?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
isn't
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From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But how is it done?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
immediately past
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
Mitchon
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From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
rankly
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From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
Roger
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From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
SNIPE-SHOOT
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From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
make square
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
SurveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
tamaracknoun
medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
TENDERFOOTnoun
an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
That's
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From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He must be a daisy," answered the boy emphatically.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
timberedadjective
furnished with or made of wood or timbers
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
transformverbUS /trænˈsfɔːrm/
subject to a mathematical transformation
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
which person or people
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The Survey works for results, and if turning square mile after square mile of rankly timbered bog into a fertile region dotted with busy homesteads isn't getting results, I don't know what is."
a late time of life
From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A TENDERFOOT SNIPE-SHOOT "What do you think of a man," said Mitchon to Roger, as they started for Field's office, "who can transform a festering tamarack swamp into a busy and prosperous farming country?"
you're
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From this reading "That's what Mr. Field has done in the last couple of years, and that's what you're to spend the next few weeks in doing.
