9th
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From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
(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 For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
for the reason that
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
bootnounUS /buːt/
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
chartnounUS /tʃɑːrt/
a visual display of information
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
take in solid food
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
divisible by two
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
set up or found
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
frozeverbUS /froʊz/
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
the act of departing
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
destroyed or killed
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
hadn't
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From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
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 And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
Ku
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From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
by chance
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
used to form the superlative
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
Nindemann
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From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
not any; not one
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
Noros
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From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
and nothing more
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
pantsnounUS /pænts/
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
ptarmigannoun
large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
sealskinnoun
the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
shipmatesnounUS /ˈʃɪpmeɪts/
plural of “shipmate” — an associate on the same ship with you
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
solesnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
starvingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
not in physical motion
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
Surk
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From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
up to a particular time
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading His chart was bad, and besides before, every day he hadn’t traveled so far as he guessed maybe.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And that was on October 9th, Mr. Melville,” sobbed Nindemann.
wasn't
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From this reading “But Ku Mark Surk wasn’t twelve miles away like the captain thought; it was over seventy miles!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And all the while we dragged ourselves along because we knew our shipmates could get no food in that country we had gone over and they were starving and the captain trusted Noros and me to get help for them.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For ten whole days after that, Noros and me went south over terrible country, and we found to eat only one ptarmigan I shot with the rifle, and we ate up first our boot soles and then most of our sealskin pants and we froze and kept on going till even the sealskin pants was all gone and we had traveled over forty miles and still we had not come to Ku Mark Surk.
