used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
how long something has existed
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
a youthful male person
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
choppingverbUS /ˈtʃɑːpɪŋ/
inflected form of “chop” — cut into pieces
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
elasticadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæstɪk/
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
felledverbUS /feld/
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
set up or found
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
kindlingnounUS /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/
material for starting a fire
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
lengthsnounUS /leŋkθs/
plural of “length” — the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
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 Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
used to form the superlative
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
needyadjectiveUS /ˈniːdi/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
O'BriennounUS /oʊˈbraɪɪn/
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
and nothing more
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
peakedadjectiveUS /piːkt/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
pilingnounUS /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
pioneersnounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz/
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
primaladjectiveUS /ˈpraɪməl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
Pudge's
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From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
satisfactionsnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃənz/
plural of “satisfaction” — the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
sawedverbUS /sɔːd/
past form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
Shipman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
Shipman's
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From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
SplittingadjectiveUS /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
the season of growth
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Trees that had been felled during the spring he sawed into lengths.
the act of testing something
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Splitting and piling into neat kindling not only kept his muscles elastic, but somehow, as the wood piles mounted, gave him a primal sense of the old pioneers' fight against the cold and winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That this wood found its way to the house of a needy widow with a little peaked boy about Pudge's age was one of Shipman's satisfactions.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading SUSPICION Shipman, after the conclusion of the trial of Terry O'Brien, spent most of the time chopping wood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Long afterward, in the winter, the lawyer would wake of cold nights and think of the wind howling around the little valley house and of the center of heat that fed by his hands made it possible for two helpless people to escape that other awful Hand of Cold.
