in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
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From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
glaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
GLACIERSnounUS /ˈɡleɪʃərz/
plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading GLACIERS.
HayesnounUS /heɪz/
acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
hear with intention
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
not any; not one
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The run was made to the foot of the glacier from the vessel, with the dogs, in forty minutes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
twenty-firstadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɜːrst/
coming next after the twentieth in position
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although there was no sunshine at the time of the first glacier excursion, the twilight was long and clear; it was October twenty-first.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We will visit one with Dr. Hayes, and, on our return to the vessel, listen to some curious and interesting facts concerning it.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading THE glacier is one of the wonderful things of the northern regions.
