Chapter I

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

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

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

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

plural of “antenna” — an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

a remote and undeveloped area

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

having hair of a dark color

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

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From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

not invading healthy tissue

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

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From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

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

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

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From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

not accessible to view

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

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From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

splendid or imposing in size or appearance

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

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From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

above and across; more than

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

plural of “pelt” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

in deplorable condition

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

a thing, without saying which

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

the season of growth

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

confined on all sides

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

travel slowly

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

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

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

in or at that place or location

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Her feet were hidden in a superb polar bearskin which had come down from the Arctic in trade; and the chair in which she sat was completely covered by the frosted pelt of a grizzly, his huge head hanging down over the back.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

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

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

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

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

belonging to which person

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading A Backwoods Princess Madame Storey Antennae The Shanty Sled The Under Dogs The Wild Bird Officer!

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was a black-haired Princess with something untamed about her like the creatures whose pelts decorated her chamber.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading There sat the girlish Princess surrounded by her handmaidens in the midst of a rude magnificence which best sets off a beautiful woman.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ramshackle House The Deaves Affair The Owl Taxi The Substitute Millionaire Thieves’ Wit New Rivers of the North __________________________ Spring was in full tide at Blackburn’s Post, but Laurentia Blackburn and the four Marys were confined to the Women’s House by rain.