1
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From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
19
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From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
2
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From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
22.6
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From this reading -22.6°.
8.1
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From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
apprisedverbUS /əˈpraɪzd/
past form of “apprise” — inform (somebody) of something
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
cairnnounUS /kern/
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
flagnounUS /flæɡ/
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
take the midday meal
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
march in a procession
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
NorwegiannounUS /ˌnɔːrˈwiːdʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Norway
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
PolenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
predecessorsnounUS /ˈpredəsesərz/
plural of “predecessor” — one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Return from the Pole _Friday, January_ 19.--Lunch 8.1, T.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading We have picked this flag up, using the staff for our sail, and are now camped about 1 1/2 miles further back on our tracks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Early in the march we picked up a Norwegian cairn and our outward tracks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We followed these to the ominous black flag which had first apprised us of our predecessors' success.
