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Chapter XII
HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light. In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set. But the temperature was much lower. I was cold and more hungry than cold. Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.”
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From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
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From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading I was cold and more hungry than cold.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
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From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading I was cold and more hungry than cold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was cold and more hungry than cold.
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From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
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From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
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From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading But the temperature was much lower.
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From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
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From this reading I was cold and more hungry than cold.
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From this reading But the temperature was much lower.
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From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
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From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Iceland during the months of June and July the sun does not set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
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From this reading But the temperature was much lower.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was cold and more hungry than cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE It ought to have been night-time, but under the 65th parallel there was nothing surprising in the nocturnal polar light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Welcome was the sight of the boër which was hospitably opened to receive us.
