used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOST IN A MOUNTAIN SNOW-STORM.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
balsam-firs
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From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
Binney
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From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
bubbledverbUS /ˈbʌbəld/
past form of “bubble” — form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
Cristo
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From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
Cuchara
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From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
ice-water
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From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN A MOUNTAIN SNOW-STORM.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST IN A MOUNTAIN SNOW-STORM.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
Mosca
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From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading LOST IN A MOUNTAIN SNOW-STORM.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
outspreadadjective
fully extended in width
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
panoramanounUS /ˌpænərˈæmə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
Sangre
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From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
sea-leveladjective
lying below the normal level
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
SNOW-STORM
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From this reading LOST IN A MOUNTAIN SNOW-STORM.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
the season of growth
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Finally, a camp was made in a forest of balsam-firs, beside a great spring of ice-water, that bubbled from a granite basin at the summit of the Sangre de Cristo, nine thousand feet above sea-level.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading They never tired of gazing off on the superb panorama outspread below them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week was spent on the eastern slope of the mountains, running lines through the Mosca and Cuchara passes.
which person or people
From this reading To Glen and Binney, who had always dwelt in a flat country, and knew nothing of mountains, this was a new and delightful experience.
