Chapter XI

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

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

anew

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

at or in the front

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

(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 storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

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

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

any thing at all

From this reading The cold was different from anything I had yet experienced.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

make calm or still

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

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

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The cold was different from anything I had yet experienced.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading The cold was different from anything I had yet experienced.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

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

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

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

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

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

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

cause to move by striking

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

temporary military shelter

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

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

From this reading The cold was different from anything I had yet experienced.

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

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

go away from a place

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

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

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

not any; not one

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

extremely and sharply

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the season of growth

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

doomed to extinction

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

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

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

a dense growth of bushes

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

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

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

up to a particular time

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

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

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

at the time that

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

a Caucasian

From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

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

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The storm had sunk to calm, the snow had ceased, but winter was on all the land, no more to leave it until the winds and showers of spring should come from the south to chase him back into his northern home.

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

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading Winter――Wolves――A night’s trapping――A retreat――In the teeth of the north wind――The carcajou――A miss and a hit――News of Indians――Danger ahead――A friendly storm――The hut again.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading It was piercingly cold when we issued from the tent to begin the day’s work.

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From this reading The next morning, plain and thicket, hill and lake, lay wrapt in a white mantle.

but in spite of that

From this reading The cold was different from anything I had yet experienced.