used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
(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 All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
artifactnounUS /ˈɑːrtəfækt/
a man-made object taken as a whole
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
barbedadjectiveUS /bɑːrbd/
capable of wounding
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
bridgesnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒəz/
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
chasms
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From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
crystalsnounUS /ˈkrɪstəlz/
plural of “crystal” — a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
dervishnounUS /ˈdɜːrvɪʃ/
an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
don't
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From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
fingeredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪŋɡərd/
having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
furrowverbUS /ˈfɜːroʊ/
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
furrow's
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From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
glazedadjectiveUS /ɡleɪzd/
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
glinted
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From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
groaningverbUS /ˈɡroʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
half-mile
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From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
hummocks
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From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
ice-slabs
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From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
provided with artificial light
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
penciledadjectiveUS /ˈpensəld/
drawn or written with a pencil
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
plasticsnounUS /ˈplæstɪks/
plural of “plastic” — generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
plowedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
ruler-straight
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From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
streamlinedadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmlaɪnd/
made efficient by stripping off nonessentials
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun glinted on black rock glazed by ice, chasms and ridges and bridges of ice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
a special situation
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
the upper part of anything
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading It screamed over the top, whirled snow in a dervish dance around the hollow there, piled snow into the long furrow plowed ruler-straight through streamlined hummocks of snow.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading It lit the snow slope to a frozen glare, penciled black shadow down the long furrow, and flashed at the furrow's end on a thing of metal and plastics, an artifact thrown down in the dead wilderness.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading All the way up the half-mile precipice it fingered and wrenched away at groaning ice-slabs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The most dangerous of weapons is the one you don't know is loaded._ The wind howled out of the northwest, blind with snow and barbed with ice crystals.
