Chapter VII

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

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

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

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

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

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

have

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

a thin layer covering something

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

a state at a particular time

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

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

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

covered with water

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

something acquired without compensation

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

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

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

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

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

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

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

the sport of gliding on skates

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

closely encircling

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

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

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

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

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

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

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

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

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

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

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading "I believe we're in for a spell of dry weather.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

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

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "The ice will bear to-day," remarked Mr. Grey, one morning at breakfast.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A GREAT GIFT THE heavy rains had ceased, and there had been several nights of hard frost, which had covered the flooded meadows surrounding W— with a thick coating of ice.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

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

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading By the following morning—a Saturday—the ice was in splendid condition, and the young people of the village spent nearly the whole day on it, as well as many of their elders.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You must look to your skates, children, for, if all's well, you'll get some skating now."