used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
beansnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
camp-fire
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From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
crackersadjectiveUS /ˈkrækərz/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
DEFEATnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
felledverbUS /feld/
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
the act of departing
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
immediately past
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
most important element
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
notchedadjectiveUS /nɑːtʃt/
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
pulleysnounUS /ˈpʊliz/
plural of “pulley” — a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
a strong line
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
not often
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
singlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡli/
one by one; one at a time
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
SPECTREnounUS /ˈspektər/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
tiersnounUS /tiːrz/
plural of “tier” — a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
toastedadjectiveUS /ˈtoʊstɪd/
browned over by exposure to heat
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
male cat
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Every log for this last cabin had to be felled and trimmed of its branches, and hauled singly up the hillside by means of the rope and pulleys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made his headquarters on the hill now, seldom going down into the main body of the camp, and worked each day from sunrise until it was too dark to see.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then it had to be notched and rolled into place, which was not easy after the structure was two or three tiers high.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF DEFEAT So Tom worked on alone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he would build himself a camp-fire and cook his simple meal of beans and coffee and toasted crackers, and turn in early.
