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From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
from appearances alone
From this reading He was coatless, collarless, and apparently exhausted.
move towards
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
Besse
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From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
coatless
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From this reading He was coatless, collarless, and apparently exhausted.
collarlessadjective
without a collar
From this reading He was coatless, collarless, and apparently exhausted.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading He was coatless, collarless, and apparently exhausted.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
and nothing more
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
in the near future
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
rest-house
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From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
cut with a saw
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
sunburntadjective
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
Sæter
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From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
in the direction of
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
at the time that
From this reading _August 7._--We began another day by catching a beautiful bag of fish, and about midday were just starting to shoot our way over to Besse Sæter, when a man came in sight stumbling down the mountain track towards the rest-house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was red and sunburnt, with a beard of about three days’ growth.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading On his nearer approach we saw he was an Englishman, and presently when a few yards from us we recognised--John!
