used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
in addition
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
have
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
bearskinnoun
the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
a youthful male person
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
deerskins
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From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
fishedverbUS /fɪʃt/
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
HartnounUS /hɑːrt/
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
Jim
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From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
with speed
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
salvageverbUS /ˈsælvədʒ/
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
carry out
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading They also shot a bear in the edge of the woods, near the south end of the lake, and Hart quickly tanned both deerskins and the bearskin in a rude fashion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about them.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Hart killed another deer, this time swimming in the water, but they easily made salvage of the body and took it to land.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SUDDEN MEETING Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He and Hart stayed well in the woods in the day, and they fished and hunted at night.
