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1881
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
achievement
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
Arctic
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
attention
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
better
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
Book
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
brilliant
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
cannot
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
coast
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
crossed
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
debris
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
Discovery
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
drift
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
east
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
eastern
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
excelled
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
exploration
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
explorers
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
FARTHEST
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
few
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
Fram
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
Greenland
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
Hedin
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
higher
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
history
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
ice
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
island
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
Jeannette
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
just
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
known
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
later
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
movement
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
names
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
NANSEN
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
NORTH
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
northwards
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
Now
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
occupying
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
off
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
omitted
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
only
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
others
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
Peary
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
preparing
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
proved
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
REACHES
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
seas
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From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
Siberia
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
south-west
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
Sven
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
three
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
Tibet
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the movement of ice drift in the Arctic seas was occupying the attention of explorers at this time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
travels
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
Turkestan
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From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
up
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
washed
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
west
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sven Hedin had not long returned from his great travels through eastern Turkestan and Tibet when Nansen was preparing for his great journey northwards.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
work
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From this reading NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH No names are better known in the history of Arctic exploration than those of Nansen and the _Fram_, and although others have done work just as fine, the name of Nansen cannot be omitted from our _Book of Discovery_.
wreck
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From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading A ship, the _Jeannette_, had been wrecked in 1881 off the coast of Siberia, and three years later the debris from the wreck had been washed up on the south-west coast of Greenland.
years
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From this reading He had already crossed Greenland from east to west, a brilliant achievement only excelled by Peary, who a few years later, crossed it at a higher latitude and proved it to be an island.
