Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

a person whose head is bald or shaved

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh, you young savage!" cried the doctor.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading "So you don't envy Hal?" laughed the doctor.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

From this reading "So you don't envy Hal?" laughed the doctor.

at any time

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

communicated in words

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

start firing a weapon

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading "So you don't envy Hal?" laughed the doctor.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I do not!" roared Pat.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading "So you don't envy Hal?" laughed the doctor.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

the brown fur of a muskrat

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

not any; not one

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I do not!" roared Pat.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading "Oh, you young savage!" cried the doctor.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

superlative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

on the contrary

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

the bank of a river

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading "I do not!" roared Pat.

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

From this reading "Oh, you young savage!" cried the doctor.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So you don't envy Hal?" laughed the doctor.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

during the time that

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading SNOW-SHOES AND FISH Around the great log fire that night Pat told Doctor Merriam about his trip and his impressions of city life, winding up with the emphatically expressed conviction that while it might be a good place to do business it was no place in which to live, and that he would rather have a cabin in the shadow of Old Baldy than a palace on Riverside Drive.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So you don't envy Hal?" laughed the doctor.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "Oh, you young savage!" cried the doctor.