used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
ARCTICnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
BeringnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
cutternounUS /ˈkʌtər/
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
DUNHAM
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From this reading S. DUNHAM.
ex-whaleman
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From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
a boy or man
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
coins made of gold
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
Humboldt's
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From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
intendingverbUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪŋ/
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
engage in
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
misdeedsnounUS /mɪsˈdiːdz/
plural of “misdeed” — improper or wicked or immoral behavior
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
not any; not one
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
NomenounUS /noʊm/
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
punishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. DUNHAM.
savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
Saxon'snounUS /ˈsæksənz/
possessive form of “saxon” — a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
StraitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
ThetisnounUS /ˈθiːtəs/
(Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
tirelessadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərləs/
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
unloadverbUS /ənˈloʊd/
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Billy, the ex-whaleman, accompanied us here on board the _Thetis_, intending to make his way to Nome City.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the gold of Humboldt's vision Has for countless ages lain, Waiting for the hand of labour And the Saxon's tireless brain."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The commander of the cutter had let him go free, thinking, no doubt, that the poor fellow had been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds by a winter passed amongst the savages of Northern Siberia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN ARCTIC CITY "You will find a magic city On the shore of Bering Strait, Which shall be for you a station To unload your Arctic freight.
