Chapter V · Chapter 5

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From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

at or in the front

From this reading Meares and Wilson went ahead of the ponies to test the track.

(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 Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

plural of “coral” — a variable color averaging a deep pink

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

temporary military shelter

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

immediately past

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

the production of eggs (especially in birds)

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

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From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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From this reading Meares and Wilson went ahead of the ponies to test the track.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

and nothing more

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

third-person singular of “repay” — pay back

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

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

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

transport commercially

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

plural of “sponge” — a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

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From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

trying something to find out about it

From this reading Meares and Wilson went ahead of the ponies to test the track.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading Meares and Wilson went ahead of the ponies to test the track.

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading On board the ship I was taken in to see Lillie's catch of sea animals.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Meares and Wilson went ahead of the ponies to test the track.

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

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp _Tuesday, January_ 24.--People were busy in the hut all last night--we got away at 9 A.M. A boat from the _Terra Nova_ fetched the Western Party and myself as the ponies were led out of the camp.

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

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Lillie is immensely pleased, feeling that it alone repays the whole enterprise.

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading Meares and Wilson went ahead of the ponies to test the track.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading It was wonderful, quantities of sponges, isopods, pentapods, large shrimps, corals, &c., &c.--but the _pièce de résistance_ was the capture of several buckets full of cephalodiscus of which only seven pieces had been previously caught.