used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
anew
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
terminate
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
without doubt or question
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
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 He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
exertionsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃənz/
plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
fissuresnounUS /ˈfɪʃərz/
plural of “fissure” — a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
ten 10s
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/
give free rein to
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
jointsnounUS /dʒɔɪnts/
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
leewardnounUS /ˈliːwərd/
the direction in which the wind is blowing
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
seamedadjective
having or joined by a seam or seams
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
serratedadjectiveUS /ˈsereɪtɪd/
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
hurting
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
not in physical motion
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
unpleasantlyadverbUS /ənˈplezəntli/
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His joints ached unpleasantly, and his clothing had not quite dried upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
at the time that
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was to leeward of the straining canvas which partly sheltered him, but the raw cold struck through him to the bone, and he was stiff and sore from his exertions during the previous day.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was conscious of a strong desire to crawl back into the tent and go to sleep again, but that was one it would clearly not be wise to indulge in, since they were, he believed, still some distance off the beach, and the ice might begin to break up at any moment.
Wyllard
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS A bitter wind was blowing when Wyllard stood outside the little tent the morning after he had made a landing on the ice.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading It stretched away before him, seamed by fissures and serrated ridges here and there, for a few hundred yards, and then was lost in the snow.
