Chapter XXXII

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

a native or resident of Alaska

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

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

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Kotusk, the natives call these mountains.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

third-person singular of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

the outside boundary or surface of something

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

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

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

ten 10s

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

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

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

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

From this reading Kotusk, the natives call these mountains.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

march in a procession

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

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

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Kotusk, the natives call these mountains.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Kotusk, the natives call these mountains.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

a state of social isolation

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

completely neat and clean

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

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

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

inferior in size or quality

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

possessing sweep

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

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

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

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

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Kotusk, the natives call these mountains.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

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

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

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

From this reading THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION One evening late in March the smoke of a lonely camp-fire curled above a fringe of stunted spruces forming the timber-line high up on the northern slope of the Alaskan coast range.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

toward the west

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

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

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading From the foot of the mountains the unbroken solitude of the vast northern wilderness swept away in ice-bound silence to the polar sea.

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

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.

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

From this reading Far to the westward St. Elias and Wrangel, the great northern sentinels of the Rocky Mountain system, reared their massive heads nearly twenty thousand feet above the Pacific.

a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea

From this reading Far below lay the spotless sheet of Takh Lake, from which the Tahkeena winds for one hundred miles down its rugged valley to swell the Yukon flood.