Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

in addition

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

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

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

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

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

the two together, not just one

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

uttered without voice

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

rid of obstructions

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

a line of units following one after another

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

at any time

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

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

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

destroyed or killed

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

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 THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

not accessible to view

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

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

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

the force of workers available

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

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

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

a course of conduct

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

by chance

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

with regret (used in polite formulas)

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

the state of being free from danger or injury

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

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

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

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

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I thought perhaps most of the army had already gone south, but there's the column of smoke as big as ever, and also the second column nearer to our home."

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

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

in the direction of

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

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

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

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

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.

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

From this reading "We're already back where men are fightin' an' tryin' to kill."

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

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE PATH OF DANGER Both Henry and Shif'less Sol had a clear idea of direction, and they could lay a line, like a chain bearer, toward the rock fortress, where they felt sure their comrades were lying in comfortable and hidden security.

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading "I miss our Garden o' Eden," whispered Shif'less Sol regretfully.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But back now in the deep forest the atmosphere of peace and content that they had breathed in the happy valley was gone, instead it was surcharged with war and danger.