used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
(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 I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
cook-stove
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
at any time
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
FrostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
he'd
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
and nothing more
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
line-camp
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
line-camps
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
pumpedadjectiveUS /pʌmpt/
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
an angry dispute
From this reading The Quarrel Renewed.
RenewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading The Quarrel Renewed.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
snow-storm
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Quarrel Renewed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
wasn't
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
yarnsnounUS /jɑːrnz/
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
