used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
(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 Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
hardestadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdəst/
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
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From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
and nothing more
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
a large number or amount
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
occurring by chance
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
engage in
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
MELVILLEnounUS /ˈmelvɪl/
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
not any; not one
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
carry out
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
under normal conditions
From this reading Melville Bay usually is about the most dangerous and hardest place in the north.
precisely as stated
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ACROSS MELVILLE BAY By the twentieth of July we were pretty nearly across Melville Bay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was just exactly a month from the time we started from home which is most awfully good time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course we were very lucky for all the way we had practically no real trouble with ice.
a late time of life
From this reading Lots of years it may take weeks to make the passage, and sometimes there just isn’t any way to get by it.
