used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
anew
From this reading We could walk on the roads again.
(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 snow lay over all the country, down almost to Montreux.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The snow lay over all the country, down almost to Montreux.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could walk on the roads again.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The snow lay over all the country, down almost to Montreux.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
hay-sleds
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From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The snow lay over all the country, down almost to Montreux.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
Montreux
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From this reading The snow lay over all the country, down almost to Montreux.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We could walk on the roads again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The snow lay over all the country, down almost to Montreux.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
RhonenounUS /roʊn/
a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading We could walk on the roads again.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The snow lay over all the country, down almost to Montreux.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading We could walk on the roads again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could walk on the roads again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
a Caucasian
From this reading The mountains on the other side of the lake were all white and the plain of the Rhone valley was covered.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading By the middle of January I had a beard and the winter had settled into bright cold days and hard cold nights.
wood-sledges
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From this reading The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain.
