fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
alcoholnounUS /ˈælkəhɑːl/
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
move towards
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
arcticnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
cocainenounUS /koʊˈkeɪn/
a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
take in liquids
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
drugsnounUS /drʌɡz/
plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
equationnounUS /ɪˈkweɪʒən/
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great is latitude!
hasheeshnoun
purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great is latitude!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
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From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading Great is latitude!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
opiumnounUS /ˈoʊpiəm/
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
steeping
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From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
not in physical motion
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
carry out
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
temperateadjectiveUS /ˈtemprət/
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take the business of steeping the senses in drinks or drugs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
tropicsnounUS /ˈtrɑːpɪks/
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
at the time that
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
whiskeynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading That eternal quantity of latitude still worms its way into the equation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Little Bow Kum watched her fifteenth year approach--that year when she would take up her profession--without shame, scandal or alarm.
zonenounUS /zoʊn/
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
From this reading In the arctic zone they drink raw alcohol, in the north temperate whiskey, in the south temperate wine, while in the tropics they give up drinking and take to opium, hasheesh and cocaine.
