Chapter XVI

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

From this reading But these miniature prairies were encircled by abrupt mountains.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

an administrative unit of government

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

any high mountain

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

the grounds in back of a house

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

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

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But these miniature prairies were encircled by abrupt mountains.

a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But these miniature prairies were encircled by abrupt mountains.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

separate into parts or portions

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

confined on all sides

From this reading But these miniature prairies were encircled by abrupt mountains.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

to or in any or all places

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

a state of high honor

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

plural of “homestead” — the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

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

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

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

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

From this reading But these miniature prairies were encircled by abrupt mountains.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

a university town in western Montana

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

an American Indian infant

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading But these miniature prairies were encircled by abrupt mountains.

on the contrary

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

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

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

the work of a sailor

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

walk stiffly

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

agitating a liquid with an implement

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

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From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading But these miniature prairies were encircled by abrupt mountains.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Mr. Boltwood remarked, "I'd rather have one of these homesteads and look across my fields at those hills than be King of England."

the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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 THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading She was sailing past Flathead Lake, where fifty miles of mountain glory are reflected in bright waters.

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

From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

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From this reading Everywhere were sections of flat wheat-plains, stirring with threshing, with clattering machinery and the flash of blown straw.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE SPECTACLES OF AUTHORITY Over the transcontinental divide and into Butte, diamond-glittering on its hills in the dark; into Missoula, where there are trees and a university, with a mountain in everybody's backyard; through the Flathead Agency, where scarlet-blanketed Indians stalk out of tepees and the papoose rides on mother's back as in forgotten days; down to St. Ignatius, that Italian Alp town with its old mission at the foot of mountains like the wall of Heaven, Claire had driven west, then north.