Chapter I

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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

From this reading I. A Grave in Saskatchewan II.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading Traveling by Canoe III.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

death of a person

From this reading I. A Grave in Saskatchewan II.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I. A Grave in Saskatchewan II.

a state in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I. A Grave in Saskatchewan II.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Traveling by Canoe III.

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

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

not close together in time

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading “Spot” IV.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the force of workers available

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

operate an airplane

From this reading In Civilization V. A Pilot VI.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada

From this reading I. A Grave in Saskatchewan II.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “Spot” IV.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Traveling by Canoe III.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading In Civilization V. A Pilot VI.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading In Civilization V. A Pilot VI.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

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

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

which person or people

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b103945;view=1up;seq=7 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America To the small group of men outside the pale of civilization who ... isolated in the Far North ... cling to the traditions which, for two centuries, have been represented by the flag of Revillon Frères.