used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
cannot
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From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading We do not do much cooking on the trail.
greatly pleased
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not do much cooking on the trail.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
grubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
engage in
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We do not do much cooking on the trail.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We do not do much cooking on the trail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We do not do much cooking on the trail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
poorly-cooked
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From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
sledsnounUS /sledz/
plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading One cannot carry great quantities of food on sleds and make much progress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
tastesnounUS /teɪsts/
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I am ashamed of myself,” he said as he passed his plate a third time, “but everything tastes so good.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading We do not do much cooking on the trail.
someone who visits
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We do not do much cooking on the trail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Especially after a man has been eating his own poorly-cooked grub for a year.
YUKONnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/
a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
From this reading THE YUKON The boys were delighted with the way their visitor ate.
