used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SNOW, FROST, AND ICE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading How different snow is from water!
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading How the wind that makes waves in the water heaps up the snow in drifts!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
fortsnounUS /fɔːrts/
plural of “fort” — a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How different snow is from water!
FROSTnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading SNOW, FROST, AND ICE.
hold firmly
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
heapsnounUS /hiːps/
a large number or amount
From this reading How the wind that makes waves in the water heaps up the snow in drifts!
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From this reading How different snow is from water!
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading SNOW, FROST, AND ICE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How the wind that makes waves in the water heaps up the snow in drifts!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How different snow is from water!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
engage in
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading How the wind that makes waves in the water heaps up the snow in drifts!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
slipsnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading SNOW, FROST, AND ICE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How the wind that makes waves in the water heaps up the snow in drifts!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading How different snow is from water!
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading How the wind that makes waves in the water heaps up the snow in drifts!
a Caucasian
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading How the wind that makes waves in the water heaps up the snow in drifts!
winding-sheetnoun
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
From this reading How white it is as it lies upon the earth like a winding-sheet, covering up the dead leaves and plants!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The water slips from your hand as you grasp it, but the snow you can make into hard balls, or roll it up on the ground into larger ones to build snow forts.
