Chapter II

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

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

later than; following

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

at or in the front

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

(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 this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

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

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

take into custody

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

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

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Often in the whirling snow, Olespe had been beyond his captor's sight.

the act of breaking something

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Often in the whirling snow, Olespe had been beyond his captor's sight.

an occurrence of something

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

not following tracks or roads

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

avoiding emotional involvement

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

dominance or power through legal authority

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

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

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

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

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

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

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

ten 10s

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

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

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

a state of separation between persons or groups

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

past form of “lash” — beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

weight to be borne or conveyed

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

killed unlawfully

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Often in the whirling snow, Olespe had been beyond his captor's sight.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Often in the whirling snow, Olespe had been beyond his captor's sight.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

fastened with stitches

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

possessive form of “seymour” — Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Often in the whirling snow, Olespe had been beyond his captor's sight.

plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Often in the whirling snow, Olespe had been beyond his captor's sight.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

waterproofed canvas

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

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

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

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

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

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

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

in the direction of

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading And out ahead, unarmed, and under "open" arrest, had mushed the murderer himself, breaking trail toward his own doom.

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

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

a husband who murders his wife

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE ESKIMO WAY Grim, indeed, had been Sergeant Seymour's sledded return to his detachment.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading All this, that the inquest which the Dominion requires, regardless of isolation, might be held in form and the case against the uxoricide assured.

the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

From this reading Often in the whirling snow, Olespe had been beyond his captor's sight.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading For more than two hundred miles across the frozen tundra he had driven his ghastly load--the murdered woman wrapped in deer skins after the native custom, sewed up in a tarp and lashed to a _komatik_, the Labrador sled that gives such excellent service on cross-country runs.