1880
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From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
19th
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From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
at or in the front
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
(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 Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
ArcticnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
completely unclothed
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
bilgesnoun
in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
bulkheadsnounUS /ˈbʌlkhedz/
plural of “bulkhead” — a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
bunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
at any time
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
filterverbUS /ˈfɪltər/
remove by passing through a filter
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
fireroomnoun
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
floorsnounUS /flɔːrz/
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
forehold
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From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
forepeak
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From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
in a free manner
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
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From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
ice-coated
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From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
of the present time and place
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
impededadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpiːdɪd/
made difficult or slow
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
Jeannette
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From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
conformity or harmony
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
immediately past
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
leakagenounUS /ˈliːkədʒ/
the discharge of a fluid from some container
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
the force of workers available
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
optimisticallyadverbUS /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪkəli/
with optimism; in an optimistic manner
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
cut with a saw
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
not in physical motion
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
strokingnounUS /ˈstroʊkɪŋ/
a light touch with the hands
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
express a supposition
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
up to a particular time
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In an hour the room was bare down to ice-coated floors and bilges, with the pump easily keeping ahead of the leakage coming from forward.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading But the men at the hand pump, optimistically knocked off the minute the steam pump began stroking, were unfortunately not wholly relieved.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Despite the fact that we opened wide the gates in the forepeak and the forehold bulkheads to let the water run freely aft to the fireroom pump, the flow through was sluggish, impeded I suppose by having to filter through the coal in the cross bunker.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Our immediate battle was won, but the war thus opened that 19th of January, 1880, between us and the Arctic Sea for the _Jeannette_ dragged along with varying fortunes till the last day I ever saw her.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Our big steam pump made short work of all the water in the fireroom that was still water.
