Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

in a state of sleep

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

expected hopefully

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

aroused or activated

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

cooked in hot water

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

past form of “consist” — originate

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The second day up the river was uneventful.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

every person

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

apart from; not including

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

a small natural hill

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

not any; not one

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The second day up the river was uneventful.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Our breakfast consisted of boiled rice, salt fish and biscuits.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The second day up the river was uneventful.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

express a supposition

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I suppose I had slept many hours but it seemed no more than five minutes before I was awakened and crawled out for breakfast.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

marked by no noteworthy or significant events

From this reading The second day up the river was uneventful.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The camp kitchen had been set up, the blacks had already eaten and were getting the boats ready.

which person or people

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading _JUNGLE DAYS BEGIN_ Such food as could be eaten without cooking had been served and everyone was asleep except Jimmy, who awaited my coming, and tumbled me into a hammock beneath a canvas shelter.