used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
matters of personal concern
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
bridgedverbUS /brɪdʒd/
past form of “bridge” — connect or reduce the distance between
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
BRUINnounUS /ˈbruːɪn/
a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
CHAFEDadjectiveUS /tʃeɪft/
painful from having the skin abraded
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
communicatingnounUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪŋ/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
constructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
the act of constructing something
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
enclosurenounUS /enˈkloʊʒər/
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
entrapping
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From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
EXPLORINGverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
temporary military shelter
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
a single distinct event
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
and nothing more
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
OOZYadjective
leaking out slowly
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
panthernounUS /ˈpænθər/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
go across or through
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
by chance
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
an amount of time
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
PRAIRIEnounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
relatingverbUS /rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
REMEDYnounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
Robert'snounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
and nothing more
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
unusual or striking
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
SOLDIER'SnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
the season of growth
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
make square
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
SUCKINGnounUS /ˈsʌkɪŋ/
the act of sucking
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
TOURnounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
a just detectable amount
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
trenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
TURKEY-PEN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
turkeysnounUS /ˈtɜːrkiz/
plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It was simply a covered enclosure, of ten or twelve feet square, with a deep trench communicating from the outside to the centre.
twenty-fourthadjective
coming next after the twenty-third in position
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This trench was made deep enough to allow a feeding turkey to walk under the side of the pen, and next the wall, inside, it was bridged over, so that the birds in running around the enclosure, after having entered, might not fall into the trench, and see their way out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
at the time that
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We will now pass over an interval of nearly three weeks, from Saturday, November sixth, when Robert’s contest with the panther occurred, to Wednesday, November twenty-fourth, when their affairs received another turn.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The only incident worth relating that occurred during this period, was the construction of a pen for entrapping turkeys.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading TURKEY-PEN--SUCKING WATER THROUGH OOZY SAND--EXPLORING TOUR--APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY--"MADAME BRUIN"--SOLDIER’S REMEDY FOR CHAFED FEET--NIGHT IN THE WOODS--PRAIRIE--INDIAN HUT--FRUIT TREES--SINGULAR SPRING It would be useless, and perhaps tedious, to trace thus day by day, and hour by hour, the history of our young friends.
