40
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From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
48
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From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading So I rubbed my face and hands with snow and dried them thoroughly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
LAPPnounUS /læp/
a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
REINDEERnounUS /ˈreɪndɪr/
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading So I rubbed my face and hands with snow and dried them thoroughly.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I rubbed my face and hands with snow and dried them thoroughly.
in the near future
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
TALKSnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So I rubbed my face and hands with snow and dried them thoroughly.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading So I rubbed my face and hands with snow and dried them thoroughly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
TOILETnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
USEFULNESSnounUS /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading I felt like washing my face and my hands, but melted snow was sure to turn into ice as soon as it was on my face.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
at the time that
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TOILET WITH SNOW.--A LAPP BREAKFAST.--LAPP DOGS.--TALKS WITH MY LAPP FRIEND ABOUT THE REINDEER.--THEIR HABITS AND VARIOUS FORMS OF USEFULNESS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did not want to wash in warm water, for it would have made my skin too tender.
zeroadjectiveUS /ˈzɪroʊ/
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading When we awoke in the morning it was 40 degrees below zero in the tent and 48 degrees below outside.
