used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
bumpedverbUS /bʌmpt/
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the wust part of the road is to come."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But the wust part of the road is to come."
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
HoovernounUS /ˈhuːvər/
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
HOOVER'SnounUS /ˈhuːvərz/
possessive form of “hoover” — United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
Hopgood
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From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
how
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From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But the wust part of the road is to come."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it proved.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
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 "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
lumbernounUS /ˈlʌmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
MichigannounUS /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
outcomenounUS /ˈaʊtkʌm/
something that results
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "But the wust part of the road is to come."
established beyond doubt
From this reading And so it proved.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
express in words
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it proved.
make steady
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
We're
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From this reading "We're 'bout half there now," said Sandy Hopgood, after a long and steady pull over hills and through hollows.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME The road was dark as well as rough, and as the lumber wagon bumped along over the stones and tree roots, neither Dale nor Owen had much to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
showing curiosity
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Each was busy with his thoughts, wondering how they would be received by John Hoover and his wife, and what would be the outcome of this venture into the Michigan lumber district.
wust
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From this reading "But the wust part of the road is to come."
