Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was no nonsense about that sort of work.

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

(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 How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

noisy confusion and turbulence

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

a wind that blows from the north

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

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 had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

set up or found

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

praise vociferously

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

brought under control and put to use

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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 "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

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

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

and nothing more

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

the sound of laughing

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

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

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

not any; not one

From this reading There was no nonsense about that sort of work.

a message that seems to convey no meaning

From this reading There was no nonsense about that sort of work.

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

past form of “obey” — be obedient to

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

a large and stately mansion

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There was no nonsense about that sort of work.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no nonsense about that sort of work.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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 How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "Catch any pert, saucy little flowers sticking up their heads through such a blanket!" said Frozen Nose to himself.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

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

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

at the time that

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.

a Caucasian

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

belonging to which person

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

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

From this reading It had been a hard, cold, cruel winter, and one that just suited old Frozen Nose, the Storm King, whose palace of ice was on the north shore of the Polar Sea.

in the company of; together with

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

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

From this reading There was no nonsense about that sort of work.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading How he roared with laughter when he found nearly all vegetation killed, and the earth wrapped in a white mantle as thick as his own bear-skins piled six feet deep!

a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

From this reading He had ordered Rain, Hail, and Snow, his slaves, to accompany Lord Boreas Bluster on an invasion of the temperate zone, and when they had done his bidding he harnessed up his four-in-hand team of polar bears and went as far south as he dared, just to see how well they had obeyed him.