used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
abodes
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From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading The farther they went, the more barren became the wilderness.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The farther they went, the more barren became the wilderness.
for the reason that
From this reading Because the road led north, they traveled north.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
coffee-planters
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From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
droughtnounUS /draʊt/
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The farther they went, the more barren became the wilderness.
feudaladjectiveUS /ˈfjuːdəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
haltingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Because the road led north, they traveled north.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
mansionsnounUS /ˈmæntʃənz/
plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The farther they went, the more barren became the wilderness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Because the road led north, they traveled north.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
pasturagenoun
succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Because the road led north, they traveled north.
rumnounUS /rʌm/
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
only a very short time before
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because the road led north, they traveled north.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because the road led north, they traveled north.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Because the road led north, they traveled north.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
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 Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading The feudal mansions of the wealthy coffee-planters gave way to the miserable abodes of a land of drought.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The farther they went, the more barren became the wilderness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
in or at the place that
From this reading Week after week, month after month, sometimes by hard, long stretches where water was scarce, sometimes lingering where pasturage was good, sometimes halting to let a fever run its course, they pushed northward.
in or to any place at all
From this reading But houses were never far between, and wherever there were houses, there was cane rum.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The farther they went, the more barren became the wilderness.
