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From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
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From this reading 19.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
caulkingnounUS /ˈkɔːkɪŋ/
a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She certainly thought it was colder.
chinksnounUS /tʃɪŋks/
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
clapboarding
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From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — 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 It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
else
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From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
HOUSE-RAISINGnoun
construction by a group of neighbors
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
Nettie's
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From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
snow-coveredadjective
covered with snow
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
thinnernounUS /ˈθɪnər/
a diluting agent
From this reading It grew colder and colder in Nettie's garret--or else she grew thinner and felt it more.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She certainly thought it was colder.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She certainly thought it was colder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
a Caucasian
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The snow came, and piled a thick covering on the roof, and stopped up some of the chinks in the clapboarding with its white caulking; and that made the place a little better: then the winds from off the snow-covered country were keen and bitter.
xxinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _THE HOUSE-RAISING._[1] "In your patience possess ye your souls."--_Luke_ xxi.
