used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
having companions or an escort
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
(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 All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
Andy
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From this reading "Here is a path to the left," answered Andy.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Here is a path to the left," answered Andy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
ascendverbUS /əˈsend/
travel up
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
barbedadjectiveUS /bɑːrbd/
capable of wounding
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
bracingnounUS /ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
can't
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From this reading "We can't go over that, I suppose."
rid of obstructions
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
enclose with a fence
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We can't go over that, I suppose."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is a path to the left," answered Andy.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We can't go over that, I suppose."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
a small worthless amount
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Here is a path to the left," answered Andy.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We can't go over that, I suppose."
a course of conduct
From this reading "Here is a path to the left," answered Andy.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
Putnam
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From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
express a supposition
From this reading "We can't go over that, I suppose."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We can't go over that, I suppose."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
walkersnounUS /ˈwɔːkərz/
plural of “walker” — New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can't go over that, I suppose."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading The clear, bracing air put them in good spirits, and more than one began to whistle as they went on their way.
which person or people
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "There is a barbed wire fence!" cried Pepper, as they began to ascend Top Rock Hill.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading All the boys who accompanied Jack were good walkers, and it was not long before they were deep in the woods back of Putnam Hall.
