Chapter I

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

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

later than; following

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

anew

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

in the past

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

(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 Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

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

From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

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

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

the craft of binding books

From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

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

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

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

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

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

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

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

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

immediately past

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

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 Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

the force of workers available

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

not any; not one

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

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

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

and nothing more

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

above and across; more than

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

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From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

toward the south

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

the season of growth

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

carry out

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

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From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

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

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Among these were the mammoth and mastodon, which were so strong and ferocious that it would take hundreds of men to hunt and kill them.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

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

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

in the direction of

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

up to a particular time

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

precisely as stated

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

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

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

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

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

during the time that

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Many ages ago in North America there was no spring or summer or autumn, but only winter all the time; there were no forests or fields or flowers, but only ice and snow, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Maryland.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Ages and ages after this, grass and trees began to appear, and at last great forests covered the land, and over the fields and through the woods gigantic animals roved--strange and terrible-looking beasts, larger than any animal now living, and very fierce and strong.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Sometimes the climate would grow a little warmer, and then the great glaciers would shrink toward the north, and then again it would grow cold, while the ice crept southward; but finally it became warmer and warmer until all the southern part of the country was quite free from the ice and snow, which could then only be seen, as it is now, in the Polar regions.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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