used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
(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 ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This most northern part of the earth is called the North Pole.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
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 After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — 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 If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This most northern part of the earth is called the North Pole.
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 After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This most northern part of the earth is called the North Pole.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading This most northern part of the earth is called the North Pole.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading This most northern part of the earth is called the North Pole.
the local environment
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
PolenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading This most northern part of the earth is called the North Pole.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This most northern part of the earth is called the North Pole.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a long time we should come to a region of intense cold.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If we should travel north we should find the climate growing colder and colder.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The ground would be covered with ice and snow all the year through, both winter and summer.
ZONESnounUS /zoʊnz/
plural of “zone” — a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
From this reading THE ZONES All parts of the earth do not have seasons such as we have.
