used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
ArcticnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
ceaselessadjectiveUS /ˈsiːslɪs/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
dirge-like
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From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
elevatingverbUS /ˈeləveɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “elevate” — give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
eyedadjectiveUS /aɪd/
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
fro
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From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
HowlsnounUS /haʊlz/
plural of “howl” — a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
huskies
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From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
InletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
Kannequoq
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From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
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 Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
murderousadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərəs/
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
necksnounUS /neks/
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
paddedadjectiveUS /ˈpædɪd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
re-echonoun
the echo of an echo
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
rock-walled
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From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
RottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading “Rotten!
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
snoutnounUS /snaʊt/
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
speculationnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
squatted
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From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
tethering
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From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
bound or secured closely
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
uselesslyadverb
in a useless manner
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
wailverbUS /weɪl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A dozen gaunt huskies padded to and fro near the red boulders to which they were tied; they eyed one another in murderous speculation, straining uselessly at the tethering sticks fastened to their shaggy necks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Story of the Northwest Mounted Howls floated out on the thin Arctic air, filling rock-walled Kannequoq Inlet with dirge-like notes.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Occasionally one of the animals halted its ceaseless trotting, squatted and, elevating a long wolf snout, sent out another wail to echo and re-echo back from the granite cliffs.
