Chapter VII

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

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

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

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

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

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

the first light of day

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

someone who is a detective

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

past form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

start firing a weapon

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

brought together in one place

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

the act of departing

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”

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

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

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

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

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

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

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

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”

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

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

mourned or grieved for

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”

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

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

march in a procession

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

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

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

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

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

and nothing more

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”

above and across; more than

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

cut with a saw

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the environmental condition

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

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

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

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

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

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

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

a special situation

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

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

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

plural of “tomato” — mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the upper part of anything

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

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

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.

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

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

at the time that

From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.

in the company of; together with

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.

but in spite of that

From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”