adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
Athabasca
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From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
Bess
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From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
crazily-built
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From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
dilapidatedadjectiveUS /dəˈlæpədeɪtɪd/
in deplorable condition
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
DirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
FingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
frontingverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
LandingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
lappingnounUS /ˈlæpɪŋ/
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
protectverbUS /prəˈtekt/
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
RownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
shacksnounUS /ʃæks/
plural of “shack” — small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
springtimenounUS /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/
the season of growth
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
squareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
SummernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
tarnounUS /tɑːr/
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the fifth of these nine, counting from either one end or the other, was named by its owner, Dirty Fingers himself, the Good Old Queen Bess.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
weather-worn
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From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For it was here that Dirty Fingers sat out all of that part of his life which was not spent in bed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Across the front of this shack Dirty Fingers had built a porch to protect himself from the rain in springtime, from the sun in Summer time, and from the snow in the months of Winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a shack covered with black tar paper, with two windows, like square eyes, fronting the river as if always on the watch for something.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Where a bit of the big river curved inward like the tongue of a friendly dog, lapping the shore at Athabasca Landing, there still remained Fingers' Row--nine dilapidated, weather-worn, and crazily-built shacks put there by the eccentric genius who had foreseen a boom ten years ahead of its time.
