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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
all
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
Antarctic
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
Anyhow
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
attempting
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
bear
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
bold
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
Cape
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
Charlie
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
completely
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
consultation
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
Continent
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
council
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
course
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
days
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
del
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
different
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
directions
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
eastwards
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
Elephant
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
eleven
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
events
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
far
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
find
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
first
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
forces
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
Fuego
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
get
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
going
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
good
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
great
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
halfway
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From this reading Perhaps they might meet halfway round on the high seas.
high
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From this reading Perhaps they might meet halfway round on the high seas.
hoped
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
Horn
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
ice-pack
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
instead
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
Kerguelen
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
lands
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
latitudes
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
lies
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
meet
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From this reading Perhaps they might meet halfway round on the high seas.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps they might meet halfway round on the high seas.
months
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
more
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
old
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps they might meet halfway round on the high seas.
once
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
other
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
out
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps they might meet halfway round on the high seas.
place
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
plunging
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
Pole
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
possible
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
present
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
resolved
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
round
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
rush
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
sail
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
sailing
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
Sea
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
seas
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From this reading Perhaps they might meet halfway round on the high seas.
ships
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
some
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
South
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
southern
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
speak
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
spend
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
supposed
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
ten
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
therein
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
Tierra
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
took
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
turned
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
two
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
unite
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
up
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
Walrus
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
Walt
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
ward-room
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
well
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From this reading Anyhow--if all turned out well--they hoped once more to unite their forces at Kerguelen, and thence bear up for the pole itself, or, at all events, get South as far as possible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
WEST
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From this reading “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” At the council or consultation that took place some days after this in the ward-room of the _Walrus_, both Charlie and Walt were present, but, of course, were not supposed to speak.
westwards
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From this reading But they were to sail in different directions, one, the _Sea Elephant_, going eastwards, the good old _Walrus_ westwards.
world
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From this reading It was resolved therein that, instead of plunging at once into the great ice-pack, and attempting to find out the South Pole by one bold rush, the two ships should first spend ten or eleven months in sailing completely round the world that lies all beneath or south of the latitudes of Kerguelen and Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, and other southern lands around the Antarctic Continent.
