9th
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From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
(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 Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
breakfasted
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From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
make calm or still
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
chasms
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From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
Chinamannoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
Chinaman's
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From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
rid of obstructions
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
crevasses
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From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
gamelyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪmli/
in a plucky manner
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
and nothing more
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
not any; not one
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
ONWARDadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
sledgeverbUS /sledʒ/
transport in a sleigh
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
sledges
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From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
in the near future
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ONWARD The morning of the 9th was fine, calm and clear, and, as soon as we had dug the sledges out of the drift and breakfasted, we set out to find a track among the crevasses.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then all of a sudden Chinaman went down a crack which ran parallel to our course.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our hunt for crevasses was successful enough, for we discovered all sorts from narrow cracks to ugly chasms with no bottom visible, but to find a track through them was beyond our powers.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was indeed nothing for it but to trust to Providence, and having got under way we got over the first few crevasses without difficulty.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Adams tried to pull him out and he struggled gamely, but it was not until Wild and I left our sledges and hauled along Chinaman's sledge that, just in time, he managed to get on to firm ice, for three feet more and it would have been all up with the Southern Journey.
