used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
BoonenounUS /buːn/
an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
clothing in general
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading They were watching him and he waved his free hand in salute.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were watching him and he waved his free hand in salute.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
Kenton
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From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
launchedverbUS /lɔːntʃt/
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
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 Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
the force of workers available
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
muzzlesnounUS /ˈmʌzəlz/
plural of “muzzle” — the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
on one occasion
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
saluteverbUS /səˈluːt/
propose a toast to
From this reading They were watching him and he waved his free hand in salute.
cut with a saw
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
having a supporting base
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
make steady
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He pushed the log before him, taking care to keep it steady, and swam easily with one hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were watching him and he waved his free hand in salute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading They were watching him and he waved his free hand in salute.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading They were watching him and he waved his free hand in salute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were watching him and he waved his free hand in salute.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he took off his clothes, made them and his arms and ammunition into a bundle, which he put on the log, said good-by to the two men, and launched himself and his fortunes once more upon the Ohio.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RETURN TRAIL Henry, with the aid of Boone and Kenton, rolled the trunk of a small fallen tree to the river.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Fifty yards back he looked out and saw the two hunters standing on the bank, leaning on the muzzles of their long rifles.
