Chapter I · Chapter 1

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Oh no!" answered Pansy, shaking her pretty head.

any person at all

From this reading Now, could anybody, Pansy?"

any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

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From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

at any time

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

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From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Oh no!" answered Pansy, shaking her pretty head.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

not any; not one

From this reading "Oh no!" answered Pansy, shaking her pretty head.

no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading Now, could anybody, Pansy?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh no!" answered Pansy, shaking her pretty head.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

above and across; more than

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "Oh no!" answered Pansy, shaking her pretty head.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "I'm quite sure of one thing.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading "Oh no!" answered Pansy, shaking her pretty head.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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 The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

a special situation

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

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

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Nobody ever could have so good an uncle as our uncle.

widely or fully known

From this reading The Crusoes Of The Frozen North From the Well-known Story by Dr. Gordon Stables "I'm sure of one thing," said Aralia to her little sister Pansy, as they sat together one lovely summer afternoon on the garden seat, and gazed away and away far over the North Sea.