Chapter VII

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

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

in actual fact

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

later than; following

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

(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 After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

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

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

have

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

past form of “encamp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

-ing form of “fatigue” — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

set up or found

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

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

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

impressive in appearance

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

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

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

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From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

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

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

a circular rounded projection or protuberance

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

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

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

march in a procession

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

a form of address for a man

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

traveling or passing over land

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

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

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

in the near future

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

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

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading They reached Keppel’s Head in three hours, and found that _Mr._ Keppel had a very stony face, and not a handsome head by any means, being a lofty promontory and precipitous mass of rocks, very grand and imposing.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

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

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

in the direction of

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

precisely as stated

From this reading After some delay in repitching it, they started overland toward Sun Bay, through soft and deep snow, and soon afterward reached Stony Cape, where they encamped, all the party being very much fatigued.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

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

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.

in or at the place that

From this reading Reaching Black Knob Point, where there was a tent, they found it blown down.

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

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Resuming their march, they found the snow not particularly deep, but with a light crust, not quite hard enough to bear, which made the traveling fatiguing.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading They stopped to rest every hour, the weather being really too warm for comfort, so that Lockwood actually longed for the cold and hard work he had experienced in north Greenland.