Chapter XII

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

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

later than; following

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

(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 The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

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

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

at or in or to any place

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

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

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

capable of wounding

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

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

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

reinforce with a buttress

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

rid of obstructions

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

plural of “collar” — a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

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

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

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

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

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

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

plural of “jumper” — a person who jumps

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

and nothing more

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

light from a lamp

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

held up in the air

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

above and across; more than

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

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

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

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

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

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

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Banks and Rayton breakfasted by lamplight, for they had planned a morning after ruffled grouse.

push forcefully

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.

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

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

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

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

having passed out of existence

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

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

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

at the time that

From this reading The sun was just over the eastern forests when they stepped out from the warm kitchen to the frosted open, buttoned their fur-lined gloves, and turned up the collars of their blanket "jumpers."

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading The next morning lifted bright and cold, with a glint of ice over all the wilderness, but not so much as a patch or tatter of snow anywhere.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

in the company of; together with

From this reading RAYTON IS REMINDED OF THE RED CROSSES The snow vanished during the day, under the unseasonable glow of the sun; but with evening came a biting frost and a choking, quiet wind out of a clear sky.

of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

From this reading They separated at a spur of spruces and firs that thrust itself, like a green buttress, into the yellow-brown of a back pasture.