Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

have

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Midway between Nordkyn and Haparanda the snow was of great depth.

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

terminate

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading Midway between Nordkyn and Haparanda the snow was of great depth.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

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

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Midway between Nordkyn and Haparanda the snow was of great depth.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

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

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

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

From this reading Midway between Nordkyn and Haparanda the snow was of great depth.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

moving with great haste

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

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

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

an event that causes someone to die

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading Midway between Nordkyn and Haparanda the snow was of great depth.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

migratory

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

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

From this reading Midway between Nordkyn and Haparanda the snow was of great depth.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Snowy days were not uncommon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

and nothing more

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

above and across; more than

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

go across or through

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

a safe place

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

express in words

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

the state of being asleep

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

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

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

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

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

of the highest quality

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Only the tops of the birch trees could be seen, and strange to say the branches were in bloom, for the trees felt the heat of the sun, and the snow had prevented the freezing of the ground to a great depth.

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

From this reading Snowy days were not uncommon.

not having inhabitants; not lived in

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

liable to or capable of change

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

precisely as stated

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

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

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

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

From this reading VARIABLE WEATHER.--SNOWY DAYS.--AN UNINHABITED HOUSE OF REFUGE.--ANIMALS CHANGING THE COLOR OF THEIR FUR.--MIKEL TELLS ME ABOUT A BEAR.--KILLING THE BEAR.--HURRYING ON OVER SOFT SNOW AND FROZEN RIVERS.--THE ICE BEGINS TO BREAK.--PASS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

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

From this reading Onward we went, sleeping one day in the tent of a nomadic Lapp, another day in our bags, at other times in the _gamme_ of a river Lapp. The weather was very changeable; one day it was clear, the next day the sky was gray.

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

From this reading Snowy days were not uncommon.