Chapter II · Chapter 2

(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 that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

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

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

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

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

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

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But not tonight," said Henry.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

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

From this reading "No, not tonight, but tomorrow, sometime, it'll come, shore.

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

aimless wandering from place to place

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

an opposing military force

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading "But not tonight," said Henry.

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From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

not accessible to view

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

incapable of being placated

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

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From this reading "No, not tonight, but tomorrow, sometime, it'll come, shore.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

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

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

not any; not one

From this reading "No, not tonight, but tomorrow, sometime, it'll come, shore.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "But not tonight," said Henry.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading "No, not tonight, but tomorrow, sometime, it'll come, shore.

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading "No, not tonight, but tomorrow, sometime, it'll come, shore.

catch sight of

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

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

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

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

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

male cat

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

the day after today

From this reading "No, not tonight, but tomorrow, sometime, it'll come, shore.

On the present night.

From this reading "But not tonight," said Henry.

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

From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

a state of depression

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading Them warriors hev built up their fires mighty big.

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

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

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From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

at the time that

From this reading "All that color when the sun went down means rain," said Tom Ross, who was weatherwise.

during the time that

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

which person or people

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading THE BIG GUNS Despite the brilliant sunset, the night was dark, drifting clouds veiling the moon at times, while the stars lay hidden behind mists and vapors, making the conditions suitable for those who wished to scout and spy upon an enemy, as fierce and implacable as the Indian.