used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
(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 In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
placed in a grave
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
cachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
cansnounUS /kænz/
plural of “can” — airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
chipsnounUS /tʃɪps/
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
start firing a weapon
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
go away from a place
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
ledgesnounUS /ˈledʒɪz/
plural of “ledge” — a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
LODEnounUS /loʊd/
a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
engage in
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
the force of workers available
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
MetisnounUS /ˈmetɪs/
a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
held or filled or in use
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading In the meantime, he scattered the ashes of the fire and buried the empty cans and all the chips he could find.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
Thirlwell
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From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE LODE At daybreak next morning Thirlwell sent the _Metis_ up the lake to make a _cache_ of the provisions he did not need, and hide the canoes in the brush.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another party in the neighborhood, and he wanted to leave nothing to indicate that the spot had been recently occupied by a camp.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — 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 Walking across the stones and ledges was laborious, but he did not mean to leave a trail, and kept to the water's edge for some distance before he plunged into the bush.
at the time that
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the men returned the party set off along the beach, loaded with food and tools.
