77
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From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
Baffin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The evening before we saw seventeen walrus from the deck.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
cruisingverbUS /ˈkruːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The evening before we saw seventeen walrus from the deck.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
EskimonounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening before we saw seventeen walrus from the deck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The evening before we saw seventeen walrus from the deck.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading We were just getting into the good game territory.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We were just getting into the good game territory.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We were just getting into the good game territory.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
not accessible to view
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were just getting into the good game territory.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
and nothing more
From this reading We were just getting into the good game territory.
LatitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
Northumberlandnoun
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
cut with a saw
From this reading The evening before we saw seventeen walrus from the deck.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading The evening before we saw seventeen walrus from the deck.
SHIPWRECKnounUS /ˈʃɪprek/
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading We were just getting into the good game territory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
hard to endure
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
tupiks
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From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
twenty-sixthadjective
coming next after the twenty-fifth in position
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
under normal conditions
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
walrusnounUS /ˈwɔːlrəs/
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading The evening before we saw seventeen walrus from the deck.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
WhalenounUS /weɪl/
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
at the time that
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
in or at the place that
From this reading Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SHIPWRECK On Monday July twenty-sixth we struck a hidden rock off Northumberland Island which is at the mouth of Whale Sound away up at Latitude 77 degrees and twenty minutes north, on the east side of Baffin Bay.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were cruising around the island trying to locate some Eskimo whom we wanted to get on board to help us hunt.
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 Captain Bob had been told back at Cape York that certain Eskimo were at places where they usually lived, but when we got in sight of them the tupiks were deserted.
