used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
back-log
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From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
blendingnounUS /ˈblendɪŋ/
the act of blending components together thoroughly
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
well in the past; former
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
one or the other of two
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
fondnessnounUS /ˈfɑːndnəs/
a predisposition to like something
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
Frona's
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From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
frostilyadverb
without warmth or enthusiasm
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
glad-eyed
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From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
immediately past
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "And this time next year?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this time next year?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "And this time next year?"
TiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Tired?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
Welse
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From this reading Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She returned his fondness with glad-eyed interest, and they dropped into huge comfortable chairs on either side the fireplace, in which the back-log was falling to ruddy ruin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tree and the excitement and the pleasure were over with, a score or so of children had gone home frostily happy across the snow, the last guest had departed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were blending into one.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "And this time next year?"
