Chapter XI

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From this reading {LEAVE POND'S BAY.} _6th Aug._--Continued calms have delayed us.

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

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

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

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The three steam-whalers have gone southward; none others have arrived.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading {LEAVE POND'S BAY.} _6th Aug._--Continued calms have delayed us.

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From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

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

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

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From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

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From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

plural of “calm” — steadiness of mind under stress

From this reading {LEAVE POND'S BAY.} _6th Aug._--Continued calms have delayed us.

plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

unvarying in nature

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

without stop or interruption

From this reading {LEAVE POND'S BAY.} _6th Aug._--Continued calms have delayed us.

not as far along as normal in development

From this reading {LEAVE POND'S BAY.} _6th Aug._--Continued calms have delayed us.

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From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

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From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

possessive form of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The three steam-whalers have gone southward; none others have arrived.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading {LEAVE POND'S BAY.} _6th Aug._--Continued calms have delayed us.

an opening into or through something

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

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

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

a city in northwestern England

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

go away from a place

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the act of departing

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

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From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

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 They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

not any; not one

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

not one, and not any

From this reading The three steam-whalers have gone southward; none others have arrived.

in a northern direction

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

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From this reading The three steam-whalers have gone southward; none others have arrived.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

go across or through

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

strip the skin off

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

possessive form of “pond” — a small lake

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

continue talking

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

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From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

not used up

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

in an unfortunate way

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

cut with a saw

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

toward the south

From this reading The three steam-whalers have gone southward; none others have arrived.

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From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

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From this reading The three steam-whalers have gone southward; none others have arrived.

cooked in steam

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

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

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

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

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

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

From this reading The three steam-whalers have gone southward; none others have arrived.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

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

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading {LEAVE POND'S BAY.} _6th Aug._--Continued calms have delayed us.

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From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

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 Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading This evening we steamed from Pond's Bay northward, although our coals have been sadly reduced by the almost constant necessity for steam-power since leaving the Waigat.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Leave Pond's Bay--A gale in Lancaster Sound--The Beechey Island Depôt--An Arctic monument--Reflections at Beechey Island--Proceed up Barrow's Strait--Peel Sound--Port Leopold--Prince Regent's Inlet--Bellot Strait--Flood-tide from the west--Unsuccessful efforts--Fox's Hole--No water to the west--Precautionary measures--Fourth attempt to pass through.

plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading They appear to us to be leaving the whales behind them; we saw many whilst up the strait, and at the edge of the remaining ice.