used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
anew
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
brawlingverbUS /ˈbrɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “brawl” — to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
constructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
the act of constructing something
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
corduroysnoun
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
cross-ties
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
DickienounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
Donovan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
flapverbUS /flæp/
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
forestedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrəstəd/
covered with forest
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
geenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
GOALnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
halvesnounUS /hævz/
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
lace-boot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
Larry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
and nothing more
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
plaintivelyadverbUS /ˈpleɪntaɪvli/
in a plaintive manner
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
shacksnounUS /ʃæks/
plural of “shack” — small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
sleeping-tent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
in the near future
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
steeps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
tentsnounUS /tents/
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 Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
a special situation
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
Timanyonis
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From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
TourmalinenounUS /ˈtʊrməliːn/
a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading And across the river ran the line of another railroad, over which busy material trains were shifting and pushing forward to the front.
tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
water-stiffened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
we'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading For background there were the high, forested steeps of the Eastern Timanyonis; in the middle distance the brawling Tourmaline, at this point in its course little more than a noisy creek, split the wide valley in halves.
WINNINGadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between their sleeping-tent and the river, and farther down the slope were the shacks and tents of a railroad construction camp, with great piles of cross-ties and rails strung beside a newly laid track.
showing curiosity
From this reading THE WINNING GOAL “Oh, gee!” said Dickie Maxwell, plaintively, sitting on the edge of his tent bunk and tugging at a water-stiffened lace-boot to get it on, “only a few more days of the bully old railroad fight and then we’ll be back again in civilization, wondering if we really lived this big, free life here in the mountains for three solid months, or only dreamed it.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Larry Donovan, struggling into his working corduroys, was staring out through the open tent flap at a scene which was so soon to be a thing of the past for Dick and himself.
