Chapter I

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From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

a person who enjoys taking risks

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

later than; following

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

a period of 100 years

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

approval

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

plural of “discoverer” — someone who is the first to think of or make something

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

a movement into or inward

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

to travel for the purpose of discovery

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

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From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

come to pass

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

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

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

ten 10s

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

and nothing more

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

go away from a place

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

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From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

position nine in a countable series of things

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

not any; not one

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

plural of “norseman” — a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

characteristic of pirates

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

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From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

an angry dispute

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

any competition

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

cut with a saw

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

restricted to something

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

the words of something written

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

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From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

except if; if not

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

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

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

during the time that

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

become broader or wider or more extensive

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Occasionally a curious adventurer would follow in the footsteps of one of these early discoverers, but no serious attempt was made to widen the field of knowledge thus opened up, unless the Norsemen saw their way to entering upon commercial relations with the natives, to the great disadvantage of the latter.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading This worthy Viking, feeling it advisable to leave his native land after a quarrel with a relative, during the course of which the latter had been killed, set his course for Iceland, and made himself a new home there.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Occasionally one of them would happen on a new country by accident, just as Naddod the Viking happened upon Iceland in 861 by being driven there by a gale while on his way to the Faroe Islands.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ The story of the first few centuries of Arctic exploration can, of course, never be written The early Norsemen, to whom must go the credit for most of the first discoveries, were a piratical race, and their many voyages were conducted, for the most part, in a strictly business-like spirit.

a late time of life

From this reading Rumours of the existence of Iceland, or Thule as it was then called, were first brought home by Pytheas, while Irish monks are known to have stayed there early in the ninth century, but probably the first attempt to colonise it was made by Thorold about a hundred years after Naddod’s visit.