used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
any thing at all
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Bluff told his comrade.
terminate
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Bluff told his comrade.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
haven't
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From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
to a considerable degree
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bluff told his comrade.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
the force of workers available
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
moosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
and nothing more
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I only hope they find out they haven’t got a single match among ’em.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
in a swift manner
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
that's
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From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Bluff told his comrade.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A CAMP IN THE SNOW “I never hated to do anything so much in my life as break away from there and give up our moose!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had gone far enough back to lose sight of the three men in the swiftly driven snow that was now falling heavily.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Me, too,” returned Jerry; “but that’s the way it happens sometimes.
