Chapter V · Chapter 5

(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 And Bosephus and Horatio must travel through it all."

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

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

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

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

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

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

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From this reading And Bosephus and Horatio must travel through it all."

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

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From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

not characterized by emotion

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

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 GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

divisible by two

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

a farewell remark

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

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

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

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

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

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

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

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From this reading And Bosephus and Horatio must travel through it all."

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

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And Bosephus and Horatio must travel through it all."

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

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading And Bosephus and Horatio must travel through it all."

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

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

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

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

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

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

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

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And Bosephus and Horatio must travel through it all."

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

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And Bosephus and Horatio must travel through it all."

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading THE little boy's voice quavered as he sang, and his teeth chattered.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

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

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

at the time that

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It had been more than two months since he started on his travels with Horatio, and the October nights, even in southern Arkansaw, were beginning to be chilly.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading The night before he had in some way got separated from his friend's warm furry coat and woke shivering.

an affirmative

From this reading GOOD-BYE TO ARKANSAW "Oh, the wind blows cold and the wind blows raw, When the night comes on in the Arkansaw-- Yes, the wind blows cold and the snow will fall.