Chapter I

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

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

anew

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

(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 By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

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

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

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

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

for the reason that

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

past form of “brew” — prepare by brewing

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

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 And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

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

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

being one more than seven

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

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From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

start firing a weapon

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

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

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

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

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

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

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

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

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

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

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

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

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

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

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

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From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

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From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

the sound of laughing

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

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

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

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

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

any region lying in or toward the north

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

according to the clock

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

old; no longer valid or fashionable

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

the act of fixing firmly in place

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

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From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

hurting

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

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

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

a special situation

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

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

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

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

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading _In the northland, deep, and in a great cave, by an everburning fire the Warrior sleeps.

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

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

at the time that

From this reading It's one thing to laugh at a man because his job is useless and outdated--another to depend on him when it suddenly isn't.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

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

From this reading By eight o'clock a wet, heavy, snow-smelling breeze had begun to set in, and because the crops were all down and the winter planting done, the colonists brewed hot coffee and remained inside.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.

a late time of life

From this reading For this is the resting time, the time of peace, and so shall it be for a thousand years.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet we shall summon him again, my children, when we are sore in need, and out of the north he will come, and again and again, each time we call, out of the dark and the cold, with the fire in his hands, he will come._ Throughout the night, thick clouds had been piling in the north; in the morning, it was misty and cold.