Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

later than; following

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

(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 "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

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

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

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

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

completely unclothed

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

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

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

one or the other of two

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

apart from; not including

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

set up or found

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

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

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

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

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LAPLANDERS.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

immediately following in time or order

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

comparative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

not divisible by two

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

on one occasion

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

cut with a saw

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

having a supporting base

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

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

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

a special situation

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

furnished with or made of wood or timbers

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

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

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

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

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

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

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

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

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

in or at the place that

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading "Well, Missie, once we were driven between foul winds and icebergs up into a fiord near North Cape, right at midsummer, and I'll never forget what we saw there."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Lucy was not likely to forget, either, for she found herself standing by a narrow inlet of sea, as blue and smooth as a lake, and closely shut in, except where the bare rock was too steep, or where on a somewhat smoother shelf stood a timbered house, with a farm-yard and barns all round it.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading But the odd thing was that the sun was where she had never seen him before,--quite in the north, making all the shadows come the wrong way.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It shall not be a hot country next time," said Lucy, "though, after all, the whale oil was not much worse than the castor oil.--Mother Bunch, did your whaler always go to Greenland, and never to any nicer place?"