adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
abandoningverbUS /əˈbændənɪŋ/
-ing form of “abandon” — forsake, leave behind
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
Collinson
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From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
CroziernounUS /ˈkroʊʒər/
a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
fortunateadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
FranklinnounUS /ˈfræŋklɪn/
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
GRAVEnounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading IRVING'S GRAVE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
InletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
IRVING'SnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋz/
possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading IRVING'S GRAVE.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
LieutenantnounUS /luːˈtenənt/
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
Schwatka
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
vicinitynounUS /vəˈsɪnəti/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next day we stayed at Cape Jane Franklin to make a preliminary search of the vicinity.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Lieutenant Schwatka and I went up Collinson Inlet, but saw no traces of white men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Henry and Frank, who had been sent up the coast, were more fortunate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About a mile and a half above camp they came upon the camp made by Captain Crozier, with his entire command from the two ships, after abandoning the vessels.
