airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
any thing at all
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
ArcticnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
bannersnounUS /ˈbænərz/
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
the act of burning something
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
Byam
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From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading It was remarkable how few we saw north of the Arctic circle.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
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 They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
carefully weighed
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
cruisingverbUS /ˈkruːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
divisible by two
From this reading Even seals were scarce.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
for a limitless time
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
frozeverbUS /froʊz/
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
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 |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
how
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From this reading It was remarkable how few we saw north of the Arctic circle.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was remarkable how few we saw north of the Arctic circle.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
unusual or striking
From this reading It was remarkable how few we saw north of the Arctic circle.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was remarkable how few we saw north of the Arctic circle.
only a very short time before
From this reading Even seals were scarce.
sealsnounUS /siːlz/
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading Even seals were scarce.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
spars
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From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
streamersnounUS /ˈstriːmərz/
plural of “streamer” — light that streams
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They froze beneath the light of stars, And there they float, those streamers old, Those Northern Lights, forever cold."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
UnrolledverbUS /ˌʌnˈroʊld/
past form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even seals were scarce.
whalingverbUS /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “whale” — hunt for whales
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading |The neighborhood of Cape Byam Martin was considered good whaling ground, so we spent the next few days cruising off it and the coast further down, but without seeing anything of interest.
zonenounUS /zoʊn/
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
From this reading "To claim the Arctic came the sun, With banners of the burning zone Unrolled upon their airy spars.
