AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
chutenounUS /ʃuːt/
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
cribnounUS /krɪb/
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
Dan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
ice-freeadjective
free of ice and open to travel
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
lumbermen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
millsnounUS /mɪlz/
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
MurphynounUS /ˈmɜːrfi/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
NationnounUS /ˈneɪʃən/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
OttawanounUS /ˈɑːtəwɑː/
a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
raftsnounUS /ræfts/
a large number or amount
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
sleighing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
snugadjectiveUS /snʌɡ/
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In a few days he would have his crib made, and his outfit ready to start for the Ottawa mills.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
striveverbUS /straɪv/
attempt by employing effort
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
stuffnounUS /stʌf/
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
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 There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter had broken early and the Scotch River was running ice-free and full from bank to bank.
winter'snounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There was still snow in the woods, and with good sleighing and open rivers every day was golden to the lumbermen who had stuff to get down to the big water.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Dan Murphy was mightily pleased with himself and with the bit of the world about him, for there lay his winter's cut of logs in the river below him snug and secure and held tight by a boom across the mouth, just where it flowed into the Nation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A day gained now might save weeks at a chute farther down, where the rafts would crowd one another and strive for right of way.
