used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
(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 All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
set up or found
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
the act of departing
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
impedingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpiːdɪŋ/
preventing movement
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
Kildene
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From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
Larry
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From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
immediately past
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
not any; not one
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
and nothing more
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
snowfallnounUS /ˈsnoʊfɑːl/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
the upper part of anything
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
tunneled
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From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
directed up
From this reading All day long the snow had been falling, and for the last few miles he had found it almost impossible to crawl upward.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE BEAST ON THE TRAIL A week after the first snowfall Larry Kildene returned.
at the time that
From this reading He had lingered long after he should have taken the trail and had gone farther than he had dreamed of going when he parted from his three companions on the mountain top.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Harry King had been growing more and more uneasy during the day, and had kept the trail from the cabin to the turn of the cliff clear of snow, but below that point he did not think it wise to go: he could not, indeed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
but in spite of that
From this reading Fortunately there had been no wind, and the snow lay as it had fallen, covering the trail so completely that only Larry Kildene himself could have kept it--he and his horse--yet not impeding his progress with drifts to be tunneled through.
