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From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
anew
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
Bear-Hunt
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From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
make right or correct
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
drift-ice
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From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
DriftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
an old word for “before”
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
Fram
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From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Sept.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
Ice-Pressure
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From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
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 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
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 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
the force of workers available
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
Nansen's
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From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
go across or through
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
PolenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
reverseverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrs/
change to the contrary
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
SeptnounUS /sept/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading From Sept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Drifting Through the Ice.--Christmas.--Daily Life on the Fram.--Bear-Hunt and Ice-Pressure.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nansen's theory of a current over the North Pole would now be proved to be correct or the reverse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a monotonous time that was approaching for the men on board.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 26 the Fram lay frozen in in the drift-ice, and many a long day would pass ere she would be loose again.
