used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
(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 Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
axenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
Dan
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
don't
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From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
start firing a weapon
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
the act of acquiring something
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
and nothing more
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
skiffnounUS /skɪf/
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
SNAKESnounUS /sneɪks/
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
that's
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From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
There's
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From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
utensilsnounUS /juːˈtensəlz/
plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
Where'll
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From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
you'll
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From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
you're
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
