20th
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From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Etah we expected to meet the relief ship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
wanted intensely
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
Esquimos
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From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
ETAH
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From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading At Etah we expected to meet the relief ship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
and nothing more
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
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 Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
MAILnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
come together
From this reading At Etah we expected to meet the relief ship.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
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 Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading At Etah we expected to meet the relief ship.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
REPORTERSnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
transport commercially
From this reading At Etah we expected to meet the relief ship.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
SixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Etah we expected to meet the relief ship.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Sixty tons of coal and a small quantity of provisions had been left there during the previous summer, to be used by us on our homeward voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At Etah we expected to meet the relief ship.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
which person or people
From this reading This coal was loaded on board and the Esquimos who desired to remain at Etah were landed.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Just at the time we were ready to sail a heavy storm of wind and snow blew up, and it was not until six P. M. on the 20th that we left the harbor.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME!
