Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

anew

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

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

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

plural of “barrier” — a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

closed to traffic

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You can come now a little farther."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading You can come now a little farther."

demanding attention

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

plural of “ditch” — a long narrow excavation in the earth

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

at any time

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading You can come now a little farther."

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

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

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

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

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

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

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

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

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

incapable of being passed

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

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

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

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

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

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

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading You can come now a little farther."

the force of workers available

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

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

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

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

From this reading You can come now a little farther."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

and nothing more

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

a course of conduct

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

only a very short time before

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

in the near future

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

carry out

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

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

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

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

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

bristling with perplexities

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

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

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

hard to endure

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading And only the little band itself would ever know how stony that path, how deep the ditches, how thick and thorny the underbrush.

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

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

lacking pathways

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

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

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

in or at the place that

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

during the time that

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

which person or people

From this reading KARL He was one of the men who go before.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Out in the great field of knowledge's unsurveyed territory he worked--a blazer of the trail, a voice crying from the wilderness: "I have opened up another few feet.

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

From this reading Then they would come in and take possession, soon to become accustomed to the ground, forgetting that only a little while before it had been impassable, scarcely thinking of the little body of men who had opened the way for them, and now were out farther, where again the way was blocked, trying to beat down a few more of the barriers, open up a little more of that untrodden territory.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can come now a little farther."