abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading Here, from Sverdrup's experience, we had reason to expect abundant game.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
alternativeadjectiveUS /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/
serving or used in place of another
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
diminishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
impaired by diminution
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Here, from Sverdrup's experience, we had reason to expect abundant game.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Here, from Sverdrup's experience, we had reason to expect abundant game.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here, from Sverdrup's experience, we had reason to expect abundant game.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
Grinnell
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From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
hauntsnounUS /hɔːnts/
plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, from Sverdrup's experience, we had reason to expect abundant game.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
mainlyadverbUS /ˈmeɪnli/
for the most part
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
in motion
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
on one occasion
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
PeninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
with speed
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Here, from Sverdrup's experience, we had reason to expect abundant game.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
subsistverbUS /səbˈsɪst/
support oneself
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
Sverdrup's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, from Sverdrup's experience, we had reason to expect abundant game.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading This boat had been our hope in moving south, but thus far had not been of service.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Forced to subsist mainly on birds, the ammunition rapidly diminished, and something had to be done at once to prevent famine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might have returned to the game haunts of Grinnell Peninsula, but it seemed more prudent to cross the land to Jones Sound.
whalersnounUS /ˈweɪlərz/
plural of “whaler” — a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By moving eastward there would be afforded the alternative of pushing northward if we failed to get to the whalers.
