Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Except for a faint murkiness in the air it was still day.

(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 The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

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

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

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

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

on or to one side

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

a very large pot that is used for boiling

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Except for a faint murkiness in the air it was still day.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

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

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

apart from; not including

From this reading Except for a faint murkiness in the air it was still day.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Except for a faint murkiness in the air it was still day.

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Except for a faint murkiness in the air it was still day.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

a young female

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

coins made of gold

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

a conversation that spreads personal information about other people

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

arranged into groups

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

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

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

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

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

and nothing more

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

set afire

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

immediately past

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

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

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

the force of workers available

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

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

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

become covered with mist

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

reduced to liquid form by heating

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

From this reading Except for a faint murkiness in the air it was still day.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

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From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

not in physical motion

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

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

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

the act of swimming

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

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

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

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

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

a yellow quartz

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

the topmost one of two

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

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

From this reading Except for a faint murkiness in the air it was still day.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The midnight sun had set, but in a crotch between two snow-peaks it had kindled a vast caldron from which rose a mist of jewels, garnet and turquoise, topaz and amethyst and opal, all swimming in a sea of molten gold.

which person or people

From this reading The girl who sat by herself at a little distance held a magazine still open on her lap.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading There was light enough for the four men playing pinochle on the upper deck, though the women of their party, gossiping in chairs grouped near at hand, had at last put aside their embroidery.

marked by wrinkles

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.

a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea

From this reading The glow of it still clung to the face of the broad Yukon, as a flush does to the soft, wrinkled cheek of a girl just roused from deep sleep.