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Chapter II
There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice. This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow. Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand. An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head. “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.””
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
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From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
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From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
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From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
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From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
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From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
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From this reading Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
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From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
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From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
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From this reading Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.
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From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
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From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.
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From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
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From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuscripts of sleet lay in his frozen hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This chilly gentleman rose, imposingly from behind a desk of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They say,” replied Mrs. Carruth complainingly, “that the snow-man is meant to take off one of the Professors.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a rain before this last freeze, and the head of the snow-man (carefully moulded, and quite Greek) had turned into a solid ball of ice.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
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From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An old silk hat, well glazed with drippings from the elm-tree, was pitched irreverently upon the back of his head.
