used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
BinghamtonnounUS /ˈbɪŋəmtən/
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
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BookmannounUS /ˈbʊkmən/
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
confined by bonds
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a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
DetroitnounUS /dɪˈtrɔɪt/
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
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earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
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Etherington
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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
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genuineadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenjəwən/
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
glaciatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡleɪʃieɪtəd/
covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
Gunnarsson
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From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
https
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From this reading See https://
IcelandnounUS /ˈaɪslənd/
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
IcelandicnounUS /aɪˈslændɪk/
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
Knopf
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
masculineadjectiveUS /ˈmæskjələn/
of grammatical gender
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
the force of workers available
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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News-Tribune
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the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
novelistsnounUS /ˈnɑːvələsts/
plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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past form of “print” — put into print
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interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
red-bloodedadjective
endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
put into a certain place or abstract location
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
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 A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tale of the early days of Iceland by the most noted of living Icelandic novelists.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading —_The Bookman._ “Gunnarsson has made his characters so genuine, so red-blooded and so masculine that they stand out like living men.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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Vail-Ballou
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VikingnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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in the company of; together with
From this reading “To read it is like being struck in the face on a sultry day with a breeze fresh from the glaciated mountains of the Viking North.”
WolffnounUS /wʊlf/
German anatomist (1733-1794)
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WorsteradjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrstər/
comparative of “worst” — (superlative of “bad”) most wanting in quality or value or condition
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YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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