used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
confined by bonds
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
lacking funds
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
casksnounUS /kæsks/
plural of “cask” — the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
chestsnounUS /tʃests/
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
clothing in general
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
cordsnounUS /kɔːrdz/
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
Fritz
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From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
maizenounUS /meɪz/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
engage in
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
NestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
on one occasion
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
the local environment
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
peasnounUS /piːz/
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
sacksnounUS /sæks/
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
transport commercially
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
sledgeverbUS /sledʒ/
transport in a sleigh
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On our sledge we put such of the casks which held food, and took them back to The Nest.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These we bound with cords, and made them float back at the stern of the raft.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
bound or secured closely
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading IT took the whole of the next day to make a sledge, to which we tied the ass, and drove to Tent House.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Fritz and I went once more to the wreck, and this time we brought off chests of clothes, pigs of lead, cart wheels, sacks of maize, oats, peas, and wheat.
but in spite of that
From this reading With a strong bar we broke down some of the doors, and took such parts of the ship as we thought would aid us to build our house, which as yet was far less safe than I could wish.
