used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
at or in or to any place
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading The tropical climate did its work well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The tropical climate did its work well.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
EskimosnounUS /ˈeskəmoʊz/
plural of “eskimo” — a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
set up or found
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
garlands
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From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
Growly
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From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
icebergnounUS /ˈaɪsbərɡ/
a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tropical climate did its work well.
Kokomo
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From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
Maida
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From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
PolaradjectiveUS /ˈpoʊlər/
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
snowflakenounUS /ˈsnoʊfleɪk/
a crystal of snow
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
SouthlandnounUS /ˈsaʊθlænd/
any region lying in or toward the south
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tropical climate did its work well.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading The tropical climate did its work well.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading They realized they had been told the truth about the Southland.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
unboundedadjectiveUS /ənˈbaʊndɪd/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn’t an iceberg left or a snowflake anywhere in sight.
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 And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading Kokomo lost her fear of trees, helped Maida weave garlands of flowers, and found the grass nice to tumble about on.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The tropical climate did its work well.
at the time that
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when the Man with the Growly Voice took a nice swim in the warm water of the Polar Sea, the admiration and enthusiasm of the Eskimos was unbounded.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The tropical climate did its work well.
