used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
bedclothesnoun
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
opinion or judgment
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
frigidadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪdʒəd/
sexually unresponsive
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
a young female
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
Greenland's
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From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
how
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From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
lizardnounUS /ˈlɪzərd/
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
MartnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
the force of workers available
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
attach to a support
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
Pisgah
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From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
playgroundnounUS /ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
quiltsnounUS /kwɪlts/
plural of “quilt” — bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
RescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading The Rescue.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
shiversnounUS /ˈʃɪvərz/
plural of “shiver” — a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
shodadjectiveUS /ʃɑːd/
wearing footgear
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
in the near future
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
Spink
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From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
not in physical motion
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
SusannanounUS /suːˈzænə/
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rescue.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cold shivers ran up and down his back, as though a lizard shod with ice were making a playground of it.
ViolanounUS /vaɪˈoʊlə/
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Soon his whole body was in a frigid state which made him cry out for bedclothes, and more bedclothes, and still more blankets and quilts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading While the men at "Mount Pisgah" were planning how to deliver Viola from her captors, Mart Spink, father of Susanna, the girl with the wonderful eyes, was down with a severe chill in his cabin among the hills.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Then the cold struck his head, and his teeth began to chatter worse than if he were climbing "Greenland's icy mountains."
