10
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From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
100
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
11,000
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From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
114
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From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
122
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From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
130
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From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
140
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From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
158
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From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
16
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From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
166
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From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
182
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From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
222
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From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
244
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From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
272
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From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
286
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From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
290
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From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
296
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From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
297
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From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
30
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From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
3000
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From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
313
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From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
400
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From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
48
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From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
500
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From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
54
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From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
6
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From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
66
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
74
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
88
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
AlpineadjectiveUS /ˈælpaɪn/
relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Anau
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From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Aorangi
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From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Arête
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From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
BeaumontnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
Bergschrund
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From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
BivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
BossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
confined by bonds
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
BrigadenounUS /brəˈɡeɪd/
army unit smaller than a division
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
Brun
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Bêche
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
CagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
Candle-Light
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From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
ChimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
CLIMBERnounUS /ˈklaɪmər/
a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
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 THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
commenceverbUS /kəˈmens/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
prepare a hot meal
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Cookerynoun
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
CookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
CraternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
CrevassenounUS /krəˈvæs/
a deep fissure
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
Crevasses
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From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
traveling across
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
DarwinnounUS /ˈdɑːrwɪn/
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
DescentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
Dixon
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From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
Elie
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
emergingadjectiveUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/
coming to maturity
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
FACINGnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
FinaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
Footstoolnoun
a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
FrozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Fyfe
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
GlaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
HermitagenounUS /ˈhɜːrmətədʒ/
the abode of a hermit
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
HomewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
HookernounUS /ˈhʊkər/
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Ice-Glazed
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From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
INDEXnounUS /ˈɪndeks/
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
indicatesverbUS /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/
third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
located inward
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
a small worthless amount
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
Kaufmann
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From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
immediately past
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
Leibig
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From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Malte
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
the light of the Moon
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Moorhouse
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
morainenounUS /mərˈeɪn/
accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
attach to a support
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Murchison
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From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
Ngauruhoe
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From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
an organization to gain political power
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
PlateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
PrecipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
RiftnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
precisely, exactly
From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
move upward
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
Ruapehu
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From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
SconesnounUS /skoʊnz/
plural of “scone” — small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
Sealy
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From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Sefton
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From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
an elevated geological formation
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
SlopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
SummitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
Sun-bonnet
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From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
SunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
SuspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
Tarnnoun
a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
TasmannounUS /ˈtæzmən/
Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
TenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
TurnernounUS /ˈtɜːrnər/
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading Camp Cookery at Bivouac Rock, De la Bêche 54 The Mount Cook Bivouac 66 The Hooker River, Moorhouse Range in background 74 Camp on Plateau, during attacks on Mount Cook 88 Crossing the Murchison River—Fyfe and Turner 88 Elie de Beaumont, from Malte Brun Bivouac 100
Ungracefuladjective
lacking grace; clumsy
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
the topmost one of two
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
VolcanonounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Sefton in background 244 Mount Walter, part of Elie de Beaumont on right 272 Above the Clouds: view from Mount Cook Bivouac; Tasman Glacier thousands of feet below; Leibig Range in background 286 Mount Tasman, from 11,000 feet
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
in or at the place that
From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading INDEX 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Mount Cook, from a Tarn on the Sealy Range _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe, looking through the Rift at the Side of the latter Volcano 6 Crater of Ngauruhoe, party on farther lip of Inner Crater through which clouds of steam rise 3000 feet 10
a Caucasian
From this reading Mount Cook from the Upper Tasman 114 Mount Darwin 122 Mount Sefton; the short white line at foot of dark moraine in middle distance is the Hermitage 130 Cooking Scones at Ball Glacier Camp 140 T. C. Fyfe, emerging from Murchison River 140 The Sun-bonnet Brigade, on Tasman Glacier Ice Cliff 158
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE FIRST CROSSING OF MOUNT COOK—_concluded_ On the Summit of Aorangi—We commence the Descent—An Ice-Glazed Rock Arête—Suspended over a Precipice—A Sloping Chimney—An Ungraceful Descent—Graham loses his Hat—A Cold Wind—Down a Frozen Slope—Falling Stones and Ice—An Accident—Cutting Steps by Moonlight—The Final Bergschrund—Crevasses by Candle-Light—Our Second Sunrise—The Hermitage at last 297
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the Upper Tasman, Mount Darwin in background 158 De la Bêche Bivouac Rock 166 Crevasse on Tasman Glacier, from 400 to 500 feet deep 182 On Lake Te Anau 222 Homeward Bound, Sealy Range with Footstool of
ZealandnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading Kaufmann, Rev. W. S. Green, and Boss in New Zealand 16 Jack Clark, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 Peter Graham, New Zealand Alpine Guide 16 The Hermitage, Mount Cook 30 Crossing the Hooker River in the Cage 48 Crossing the Tasman River, Dixon driving 54
Zurbriggen
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From this reading on Mount Cook 290 A 3000-feet Slope, the dotted line indicates route to where the Zurbriggen Arête is reached 296 Summit of Mount Cook: First photograph of it taken: Graham, Turner, and Fyfe on summit 296 A CLIMBER
