Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

(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 It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

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

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

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

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

an equal exchange

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

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

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

the soft brown fur of the beaver

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

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

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

travel across or pass over

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

delicately beautiful

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

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 It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

the expensive white fur of the ermine

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

more than is needed, desired, or required

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

in tiny pieces

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

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

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

before any deductions

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

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

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

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

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

someone who hunts game

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

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

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

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

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

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

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

come into possession of

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

and nothing more

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

a course of conduct

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

having a point

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

moving very fast

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

carry out

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

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From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

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

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

in or at that place or location

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

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

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.

add up in number or quantity

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

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From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Other foxes--red, cross, prairie, swift, and gray--the trapper will take when they cross his path and sell them in the gross at the fur post, as he used to barter buffalo-hides.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

at the time that

From this reading But however beautiful a fox-skin may be as a specimen, it has value as a fur only when it belongs to one of three varieties--Arctic, black, and silver.

in or at the place that

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

in or to any place at all

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

which person or people

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading UNDER THE NORTH STAR--WHERE FOX AND ERMINE RUN I _Of Foxes, Many and Various--Red, Cross, Silver, Black, Prairie, Kit or Swift, Arctic, Blue, and Gray_ Wherever grouse and rabbit abound, there will foxes run and there will the hunter set steel-traps.

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

From this reading But the hunter who traps the fox for its own sake, and not as an uncalculated extra to the mink-hunt or the beaver total, must go to the Far North, to the land of winter night and midnight sun, to obtain the best fox-skins.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It matters not to the trapper that the little kit fox or swift at run among the hills between the Missouri and Saskatchewan is the most shapely of all the fox kind, with as finely pointed a nose as a spitz dog, ears alert as a terrier's and a brush, more like a lady's gray feather boa than fur, curled round his dainty toes.