used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
in addition
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
Bylot
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From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
Cap'n
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From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
DevonnounUS /ˈdevən/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
INLETnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
immediately past
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
observationsnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
and nothing more
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
POND'SnounUS /pɑːndz/
possessive form of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
propellernounUS /prəˈpelər/
a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
revolutionsnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃənz/
plural of “revolution” — a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
a strong line
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
cut with a saw
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
transport commercially
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
move hurridly
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
carry out
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
twenty-eighthadjective
coming next after the twenty-seventh in position
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
precisely as stated
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
nonexistent
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AT POND’S INLET On August twenty-eighth after a long time in very thick fog we at last saw land only a little way off.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Cap’n Bob had not been able to see land or to take any observations but we knew pretty well from dead reckoning that we had reached the south shore of Pond’s Inlet.
in or at the place that
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The log itself is a little instrument like a small propeller which is let out on a long rope at the stern; it turns around fast or slow according to the speed at which the boat travels, and the revolutions it makes are recorded showing the number of knots, or sea miles, covered.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading For a couple of days we had been working down the coast of Devon Island and Bylot Island, wanting to get to Pond’s Inlet where there is a station of the Northwest Mounted Police and also a post of the Hudson Bay Company.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dead reckoning,” you know, means finding out where you are by the record of the number of miles the log shows the ship has travelled.
