Chapter X · The Pillar of Fire by Night

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

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

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

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

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

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

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

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

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From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

a small inlet

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

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From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

something regarded with special favor or liking

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

start firing a weapon

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

usually; as a rule

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

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

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

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From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

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From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

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

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

and nothing more

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading All was as still as a scared mouse.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

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From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

made afraid

From this reading All was as still as a scared mouse.

a large beer glass

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

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

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

not in physical motion

From this reading All was as still as a scared mouse.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

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 By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

-ing form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

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

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

accumulating and becoming more intense

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

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

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

in the direction of

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

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

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

at the time that

From this reading By next morning our storm of sleet had turned into a half-blizzard of snow and we put another great birch log on the fire, got out a new can of Prunier's favorite pipe tobacco, and generally made ready to extract the rest of his story from him when he had finished straightening up the kitchen.

in or at the place that

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading All that morning I walked toward _le bon Dieu's_ pillar of smoke, and in the afternoon I reached it, rising from the great whirling pool of steaming water into the gray sky that was thickening for a great snow--the real beginning of winter.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

destroyed in an accident

From this reading “Not far from the Smoky Pool, just as the dead man had said it would be, rode the schooner in the ice-locked cove where she had been wrecked.

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From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Yaas,” he said, “the next day to the day I was telling you about was just such another as this.