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From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
1909
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From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
(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 We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten-thirty P. M., the lines were loosed and a new start made.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Without further incident, we reached Black Cape.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
ESQUIMO
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From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
FIGHTSnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
floeberg
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From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Without further incident, we reached Black Cape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
a single distinct event
From this reading Without further incident, we reached Black Cape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading At ten-thirty P. M., the lines were loosed and a new start made.
loosedverbUS /luːst/
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading At ten-thirty P. M., the lines were loosed and a new start made.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
having a point
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
with speed
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Without further incident, we reached Black Cape.
ROOSEVELTnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
SheridannounUS /ˈʃerɪdən/
Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At ten-thirty P. M., the lines were loosed and a new start made.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
STARTSnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
ten-thirty
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From this reading At ten-thirty P. M., the lines were loosed and a new start made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ship had steamed but a short distance, when, owing to the rapidly drifting ice in the channel, she had to be made fast to a floeberg.
two-thirty
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From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
VILLAGESnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
at the time that
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS AND NEW DOG FIGHTS It was two-thirty P. M., July 17, 1909, that the _Roosevelt_ pointed her bow southward and we left our winter quarters and Cape Sheridan.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without further incident, we reached Black Cape.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading We were on our journey home, all hands as happy as when, a year previous, we had started on our way north, with the added satisfaction of complete success.
