used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
aflameadjectiveUS /əˈfleɪm/
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
anglesnounUS /ˈæŋɡəlz/
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
any thing at all
From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
the lower side of anything
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
brushwoodnoun
the wood from bushes or small branches
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
BryannounUS /ˈbraɪən/
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
camping-place
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From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
cocoa-pan
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From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
commenceverbUS /kəˈmens/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
criss-cross
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From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
crotchnounUS /krɑːtʃ/
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
encircledadjectiveUS /ɪnˈsɜːrkəld/
confined on all sides
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And they scattered to find wood.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
frying-pan
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From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
the act of departing
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
how
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From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
newly-felled
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From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
on one occasion
From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
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 The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
a full supply
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
portableadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrtəbəl/
easily or conveniently transported
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading And they scattered to find wood.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
up to a particular time
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
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 But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But they tugged and pushed till they had a couple of newly-felled trees at angles to each other, in a hollow place protected from the wind.
Winona
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Simple as anything,” said Winona, “once you know how.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading And they scattered to find wood.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The sticks lay about in plenty—later they were hard to find without going into the woods which encircled the camping-place—and Mrs. Bryan showed them how to commence a fire by laying small pieces of brushwood criss-cross at the bottom, and piling on heavier wood till all was aflame.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, you build your fire inside that V,” explained Mrs. Bryan, “and, you see, you can put the cocoa-pan up at the beginning of the crotch, and the portable oven and the frying-pan down where the division is wider.”
