Chapter V

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

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

any very large body of (salt) water

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

free from clouds

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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 A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

placed crosswise

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

without light

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

one or the other of two

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

-ing form of “eye” — look at

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

without fear

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

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From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941)

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

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

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

in an idle manner

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

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

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

situated away from an area's coast or border

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

clear and bright

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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 A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading "Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue," as if from the face of a mirror.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

above and across; more than

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

something that has been pruned off of a plant

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

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

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

inflected form of “sun” — expose one's body to the sun

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

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

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

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

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

being five more than twenty

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading A few miles to the east, the triple-mouthed Frazer empties its great volume of fresh, cold, glacier-tinted fluid into the briny inland sea, and its delta, level as a floor, stretches back many miles on either side of the river to the foot-hills of the Cascades.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At daylight in the morning we entered English Bay, having crossed the strait during the night.

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

From this reading The sun climbed up over the snow-mantled mountains into a cloudless sky, and his rays were reflected from the limpid, tranquil surface of the bay:

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Thousands of ducks sat idly and lazily in the water, sunning themselves, pruning their feathers, and eyeing us curiously but fearlessly, as we passed, sometimes within twenty-five or thirty yards of them.