used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
Baldy's
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From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
have
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
BlanketedadjectiveUS /ˈblæŋkətɪd/
covered with (or as if with) a blanket
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
bulked
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From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
cavernsnounUS /ˈkævərnz/
plural of “cavern” — any large dark enclosed space
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
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 The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
cracklingnounUS /ˈkræklɪŋ/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
fibersnounUS /ˈfaɪbərz/
plural of “fiber” — a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
FiresnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
frostedadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːstəd/
(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
green-edged
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From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
MesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
mesas
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From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
minaretsnounUS /ˌmɪnərˈets/
plural of “minaret” — slender tower with balconies
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
attach to a support
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
primordialadjectiveUS /prɪˈmɔːrdiəl/
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
reclaimedadjectiveUS /riˈkleɪmd/
delivered from danger
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
reiterant
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From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
roundnessnoun
the fullness of a tone of voice
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
serriedadjective
(especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
without speaking
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
a state of social isolation
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
sprinkledverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəld/
past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
stabbingadjectiveUS /ˈstæbɪŋ/
causing physical or especially psychological injury
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
stiff-ranked
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From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
possessing sweep
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
tideless
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From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
timberlandsnounUS /ˈtɪmbərlændz/
plural of “timberland” — land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
toppedadjectiveUS /tɑːpt/
having a top of a specified character
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
having come into contact
From this reading The shadowy caverns of the timberlands, touched here and there with a ray of sunlight, thrilled to the creeping fingers of the cold.
ToughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Tough fibers of the stiff-ranked pines parted with a crackling groan, as though unable to bear silently the reiterant stabbing of the frost needles.
uplandadjectiveUS /ˈʌplənd/
used of high or hilly country
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
a Caucasian
From this reading Blanketed in white, the upland mesas lay like great, tideless lakes, silent and desolate from green-edged shore to shore.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Little Fires_ With the coming of winter the Blue Mesa reclaimed its primordial solitude.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Mount Baldy's smooth, glittering roundness topped a world that swept down in long waves of dark blue frosted with silver; the serried minarets of spruce and pine bulked close and sprinkled with snow.
