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Chapter XXXVI

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ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.
Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.
It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.
Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.
For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.
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The fog

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of The fog is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.
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Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.
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It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.
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Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.
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For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

alliances noun US /əˈlaɪənsəz/

plural of “alliance” — the state of being allied or confederated

From this reading “ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.”

billets noun US /ˈbɪləts/

plural of “billet” — a short personal letter

From this reading “For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.”

carloads noun US /ˈkɑːrloʊdz/

plural of “carload” — a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile

From this reading “For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.”

entangling verb US /ɪnˈtæŋlɪŋ/

-ing form of “entangle” — entrap

From this reading “ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.”

shirked verb US /ʃɜːrkt/

past form of “shirk” — avoid (one's assigned duties)

From this reading “Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.”

typhus noun US /ˈtaɪfəs/

rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

From this reading “Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.”

unleashed verb US /ənˈliːʃt/

past form of “unleash” — release or vent

From this reading “It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.”

unscathed adjective US /ənˈskeɪðd/

not injured or harmed

From this reading “Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

fifty feet noun + noun counted as “fifty foot”

In this reading “For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.”

lain down verb + adjective counted as “lie down”

assume a reclining position

In this reading “For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.”

two months noun + noun counted as “two month”

In this reading “For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.”

most terrible adverb + adjective

In this reading “Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.”

lived through verb + particle counted as “live through”

In this reading “Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.”

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1918

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From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

1919

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From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

ALLIANCESnounUS /əˈlaɪənsəz/

plural of “alliance” — the state of being allied or confederated

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

billetsnounUS /ˈbɪləts/

plural of “billet” — a short personal letter

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

carloadsnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊdz/

plural of “carload” — a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

cherry-blossom

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

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

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

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/

past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

CooladjectiveUS /kuːl/

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

corpsesnounUS /ˈkɔːrpsəz/

plural of “corps” — an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

ENTANGLINGverbUS /ɪnˈtæŋlɪŋ/

-ing form of “entangle” — entrap

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

flinchedverbUS /flɪntʃt/

past form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

forty-below-zero

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

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

freightnounUS /freɪt/

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(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 It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

horribleadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəbəl/

provoking horror

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/

intense and profound fear

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

intermentnoun

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/

a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

lainverbUS /leɪn/

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

latentadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtənt/

potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

Madelaine

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

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

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

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

Nathan

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

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

overwhelmingadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/

so strong as to be irresistible

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

pestnounUS /pest/

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

piledverbUS /paɪld/

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

poisedadjectiveUS /pɔɪzd/

marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

revoltingadjectiveUS /riˈvoʊltɪŋ/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

shirkedverbUS /ʃɜːrkt/

past form of “shirk” — avoid (one's assigned duties)

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/

a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

side-tracked

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

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

situationsnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “situation” — the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Cool, poised, positive, Madelaine had never flinched, never complained, never shirked the most terrible and revolting of situations.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

trainsnounUS /treɪnz/

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

typhusnounUS /ˈtaɪfəs/

rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

unleashedverbUS /ənˈliːʃt/

past form of “unleash” — release or vent

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

unscathedadjectiveUS /ənˈskeɪðd/

not injured or harmed

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

untwistedadjective

not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading ENTANGLING ALLIANCES I It was cherry-blossom time in Japan.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

wholesaleadverbUS /ˈhoʊlseɪl/

at a wholesale price

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Not only had the war ended in precisely the way the war should end, but Nathan and Madelaine had lived through that horrible winter of 1918-1919 in the typhus pest house that was Siberia and come through unscathed.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading It had been an overwhelming revelation to Nathan of the woman he was growing to love with all the untwisted, unleashed, latent forces that were best within him during the horror days of that winter.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading For two months she had lain down to sleep each night in a medical train side-tracked but fifty feet from carloads of frozen corpses piled like billets of wood on freight trains in the forty-below-zero weather, waiting wholesale interment far outside the city in the spring.

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World
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