21
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From this reading "_DECEMBER_ 21, Saturday.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
(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 From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An opening occurred last night in the ice to the northward.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
Baffin's
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From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
rid of obstructions
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
conesnounUS /koʊnz/
plural of “cone” — any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
Croker's
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From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
DECEMBERnounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "_DECEMBER_ 21, Saturday.
differingverbUS /ˈdɪfərɪŋ/
-ing form of “differ” — be different
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
headlandnoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "An opening occurred last night in the ice to the northward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
immediately past
From this reading "An opening occurred last night in the ice to the northward.
loomingverbUS /ˈluːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "An opening occurred last night in the ice to the northward.
the middle of the day
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading "An opening occurred last night in the ice to the northward.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading "An opening occurred last night in the ice to the northward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "An opening occurred last night in the ice to the northward.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
rednessnounUS /ˈrednəs/
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "_DECEMBER_ 21, Saturday.
cut with a saw
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
required or under orders
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
table-lands
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From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
To-day
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From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
Warrender
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From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To-day at noon we saw, dimly looming up from the redness of the southern horizon, a low range of hills; among them some cones of great height, mountains of a character differing from the naked table-lands of the northern coast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From all of which it is clear that we are drifting regularly on toward Baffin's Bay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The land on the other side of Croker's Bay, with one high headland, supposed to be Cape Warrender, is in view.
