used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
choppedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːpt/
prepared by cutting
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
dutifullyadverbUS /ˈduːtifəli/
out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
firewoodnounUS /ˈfaɪərwʊd/
wood used for fuel
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
GRIZZLYnounUS /ˈɡrɪzli/
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
and nothing more
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
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 After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
the literary culture
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
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 The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
engage in
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
MEETSnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
overcameverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The sharp mountain air helped make him sleepy and when he stretched out on the grass to rest for “just a minute,” sleep overcame him and he took a nap like a baby.
express in words
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
tidied
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From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
WARDE
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From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WARDE MEETS A GRIZZLY In the meanwhile, what had Warde been doing?
at the time that
From this reading Warde did not enjoy writing letters and when he had finished he felt as cramped and tired as if he had chopped a cord of firewood.
the act of creating written works
From this reading The writing took a long time as he was slow and had so much to tell.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading After he was left alone in camp, he dutifully tidied up the place, bathed his aching ankle and wrote home as he planned.
