Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

consider or hold as true

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

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

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

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

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

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

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

mule deer of western Rocky Mountains

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

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

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

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

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

lacking funds

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

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 The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

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

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

the first light of day

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

the act of making up your mind about something

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

in deplorable condition

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

separate into parts or portions

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

past form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

rock fragments and pebbles

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

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

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

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

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

immediately past

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

staying power

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

a fabric woven with lisle thread

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

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

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

weight to be borne or conveyed

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

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

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

plural of “network” — an interconnected system of things or people

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

and nothing more

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

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

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

move with force

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

with speed

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

not used up

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

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

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

cut off or left behind

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading Nasmyth shouldered his load with the others, and they set out across a strip of gravel strewn with boulders.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

in a sumptuous and opulent manner

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

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

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Here and there networks of stranded branches had to be floundered through, and the ragged ends rasped their dilapidated boots and bruised their legs.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

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

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.

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

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

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

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

at the time that

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

during the time that

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

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

From this reading The blacktail deer would not last them long; the trout were getting shyer every day with the increasing cold; they were a long distance from the nearest settlement; while winter was rapidly coming on.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE DIVIDE Dawn was late the next morning; the light crept slowly through bitter rain, and when Lisle and his companions had breakfasted sumptuously for the first time during several days it was with reluctance that they broke camp.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Indeed, Nasmyth would have suggested remaining under shelter only that he had come to accept Lisle's decision as final and the latter was eager to push on.