Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

(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 The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”

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

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

completely unclothed

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

a rapid active commotion

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

take in solid food

From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”

make void or empty of contents

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

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

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”

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

From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

the force of workers available

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

without a moon or a visible moon

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

completely unclothed

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

fully extended especially in length

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

past form of “still” — make calm or still

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

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

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

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

From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

in or at the place that

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.