used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
damagenounUS /ˈdæmədʒ/
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
Dave
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plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
only a very short time before
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
how
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From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
the act of departing
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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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occurring by chance
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
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used to form the superlative
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
a brief written record
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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touching and supported by a surface
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
an organization to gain political power
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PeacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
PittnounUS /pɪt/
a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
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affix in a public place or for public notice
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a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
the place where some action occurs
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shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
a particular situation
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
snowshoesnounUS /ˈsnoʊʃuːz/
plural of “snowshoe” — a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
snowstormnounUS /ˈsnoʊstɔːrm/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The party felt the full effects of the snowstorm, and had to go into a temporary camp.
having come into contact
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
in the direction of
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
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travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Leaving Dave and Henry at Fort Pitt, let us shift the scene further westward and note how James Morris and his party fared on their way towards the trading post on the Ohio River.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “With such a fall, most of our traveling will have to be with the shoes on.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind, however, hardly touched them, and they were left in ignorance of the great damage done in other directions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “’Tis lucky we brought our snowshoes with us,” said Peaceful Jones.
