Chapter IX

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

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

the state of being absent

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

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

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

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

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

an expectation

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

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

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

water travel for pleasure

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

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

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

plural of “chopper” — a grounder that bounces high in the air

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

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 By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

traveling across

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

plural of “facility” — a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

-ing form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

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

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

of the present time and place

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

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

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

the power of creative imagination

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

the work of cutting down trees for timber

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

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

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

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

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

the state of being in effect or being operative

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

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

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

preceding and preparing for something

From this reading --Preparatory Arrangements.--The Bob-sled.--Method of Operation described.--The Excitement.--Comparison.--Immediate Length of Pine-trees.--Conclusion.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

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

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

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

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading --An Adventure.--Ten Oxen in the Ice.--Method of taking them Out.

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

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading By the time these arrangements are made, serious indications of winter appear in cold, freezing nights and light falls of snow.

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

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

plural of “token” — an individual instance of a type of symbol

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

plural of “turnpike” — (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

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

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading --An uncomfortable Night.--The midnight Excursion.--Oxen running at large in the Wilderness.--Developments of Memory.--Logging.-- Division of Labor.--How to manage in the absence of a Cook.-- "Uncle Nat."--Anecdote.--Felling Pines.--Ingenuity of Choppers.

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

From this reading Tokens of Winter.--The Anticipation.--Introduction of Team.-- Difficulties attending it.--Uncomfortable Boating.--The Contrast.--Method of crossing Streams and Rivers.--The Docility of the Ox.--Facilities of Turnpikes.--Stopping-places.--Arrival.