Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading On the 27th of April, Raed set out for Bangor.

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From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

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

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a farewell remark

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

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From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

(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 Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

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

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading On the 27th of April, Raed set out for Bangor.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River

From this reading On the 27th of April, Raed set out for Bangor.

confined by bonds

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

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From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

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From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

give, sell, or transfer to another

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

a farewell remark

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

toward home

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

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From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

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

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a small island

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

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From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

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From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

plural of “negotiation” — a discussion intended to produce an agreement

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 27th of April, Raed set out for Bangor.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

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From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On the 27th of April, Raed set out for Bangor.

unusual or striking

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

the season of growth

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

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

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At Portland, Me., he was joined by the gentlemen (their names we are not at liberty to give); and at Bangor Kit met the party.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

up to a particular time

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

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

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

not known

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

which person or people

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Those of our readers who may have read "Camping Out," the first volume of the "Camping-Out Series," will probably recall the circumstance of the graphite lode, and the manner in which it was left to Raed to dispose of.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As the reason was too far advanced at the time of his negotiations with the unknown gentlemen to permit of a trip to Katahdin that fall, the whole affair was postponed till the following spring.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Winter at Hand.--We hold a Serious Council.--"Cold! oh, how Cold!"--A Midnight Gun.--The Return of "The Curlew."--"A J'yful 'Casion."--A Grand Distribution of Presents.--Good-by to the Husky Girls.--A Singular Savage Song.--We All get Sentimental.--Adieu to "Isle Aktok."--Homeward Bound.--We engage "The Curlew" and her Captain for Another Year 291 INTRODUCTION.