used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
afternoon'snounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
possessive form of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
(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 explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
axenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
employmentsnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənts/
plural of “employment” — the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
ennoblingadjectiveUS /ɪˈnoʊblɪŋ/
investing with dignity or honor
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
explorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
hirelings
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From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
how
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From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
lumberers
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From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
the force of workers available
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
moosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
not any; not one
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
deliver by singing
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
slayverbUS /sleɪ/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
a Caucasian
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
which person or people
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
belonging to which person
From this reading Other white men and Indians who come here are for the most part hunters, whose object is to slay as many moose and other wild animals as possible.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading This afternoon’s experience suggested to me how base or coarse are the motives which commonly carry men into the wilderness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
wood-sawyers
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From this reading The explorers and lumberers generally are all hirelings, paid so much a day for their labor, and as such they have no more love for wild nature than wood-sawyers have for forests.
a late time of life
From this reading But, pray, could not one spend some weeks or years in the solitude of this vast wilderness with other employments than these,--employments perfectly sweet and innocent and ennobling?
