used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
(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 SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
Bela's
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From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was too good to last.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
discouragements
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From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
enrichverbUS /enˈrɪtʃ/
make better or improve in quality
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
start firing a weapon
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was too good to last.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
Joe
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From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
immediately past
From this reading But it was too good to last.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
pioneernounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
Shand
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From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
SUITORSnounUS /ˈsuːtərz/
plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was too good to last.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But it was too good to last.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was too good to last.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Watching Bela's graceful movements before the fire, and eating the delicious food she put before them, the same thoughts passed through each man's mind.
accept gladly
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
(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 THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a treasure to enrich the cabin of a lonely pioneer!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SUITORS The day started well, with Big Jack, Shand, and Joe all on their good behaviour.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would hard work and discouragements matter if a man had that to welcome him home at the end of the day?
