Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

higher than, or over, something

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

anew

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

(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 He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

terminate

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields

From this reading "So soon?" said Dallas.

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 "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

material resulting from the process of grinding

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

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

From this reading "Oh, yes," replied his informant.

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

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

a person who supplies information

From this reading "Oh, yes," replied his informant.

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

staying power

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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 "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, yes," replied his informant.

on one occasion

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

above and across; more than

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Oh, yes," replied his informant.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "So soon?" said Dallas.

express in words

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

small or little relative to something else

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So soon?" said Dallas.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.

in the near future

From this reading "So soon?" said Dallas.

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

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

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

up to a particular time

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading "There's a tremendous body of water let loose up above, and it runs under the ice, lifts it, and makes the ice break up; and once it is set in motion it is always grinding smaller, till, long before it reaches the sea, it has become powder, and then water again."

in the company of; together with

From this reading He's nipped by the legs, and it's about all over with him, I should say."

an affirmative

From this reading "Oh, yes," replied his informant.

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading "I say," cried the miner, "there's some one's dog out yonder.