Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

having a base

From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

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 SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

of or relating to Christopher Columbus

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

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From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

plural of “elevation” — the event of something being raised upward

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

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From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

let have

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

half of the terrestrial globe

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

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From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

come together

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading Take the seventieth meridian, west.

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From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

considered individually

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

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From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

position 70 in a countable series of things

From this reading Take the seventieth meridian, west.

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From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

fastening firmly together

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

toward the south

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

carry out

From this reading Take the seventieth meridian, west.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It is the major meridian of the Western Hemisphere, its northern land extremity being Cape Columbia, Grant Land; southward it crosses our own Cape Cod and the island of Santo Domingo, and runs down through the Andes to Cape Horn, the southern extremity of South America.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The seventieth meridian was our pathway to the Pole, based on the west longitude of 70 deg..

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Take the seventieth meridian, west.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

in or at the place that

From this reading Both Professor Marvin and Captain Bartlett took their observations at their respective farthests, and at the Pole, where all meridians meet, Commander Peary took his elevations of the sun, based on the local time of the Columbian meridian.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER If you will get out your geography and turn to the map of the Western Hemisphere you will be able to follow me.