used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
placed in a grave
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
ceramicadjectiveUS /sərˈæmɪk/
of or relating to or made from a ceramic
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
a young person of either sex
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
Craigs
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From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
set up or found
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
glaciersnounUS /ˈɡleɪʃərz/
plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
goatsnounUS /ɡoʊts/
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
Humbolt
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From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
ten 10s
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
impassableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæsəbəl/
incapable of being passed
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
never-melting
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From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
prowlers
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From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
stockadenounUS /ˈstɑːkeɪd/
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading There came the soft tinkling of ceramic bells as the herd of milk goats came down off the hills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
unicorns
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From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
in or at the place that
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading * * * * * John Humbolt, leader, stood on the wide stockade wall and watched the lowering sun touch the western horizon--far south of where it had set when he was a child.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Two children were following and six prowlers walked with them, to protect them from wild unicorns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Craigs had been impassable with snow for five years and the country at the north end of the plateau, where the iron had been found, had been buried under never-melting snow and growing glaciers for twenty years.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
a late time of life
From this reading Big Summer was over and now, in the year two hundred, they were already three years into Big Fall.
