11
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From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
14
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From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
anchorsnounUS /ˈæŋkərz/
plural of “anchor” — a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
attachedadjectiveUS /əˈtætʃt/
being joined in close association
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
AuroranounUS /ərˈɔːrə/
the first light of day
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The hawsers held the stern, while the bow was secured by the ordinary ship’s anchors.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
embeddedadjectiveUS /emˈbedɪd/
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
erectedverbUS /ɪˈrektəd/
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
EvansnounUS /ˈevənz/
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
ExpeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
hawsers
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From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The hawsers held the stern, while the bow was secured by the ordinary ship’s anchors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
HutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
McMURDO
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From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/
a judge of a probate court
From this reading The hawsers held the stern, while the bow was secured by the ordinary ship’s anchors.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
rubblenounUS /ˈrʌbəl/
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
seawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading The hawsers held the stern, while the bow was secured by the ordinary ship’s anchors.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The hawsers held the stern, while the bow was secured by the ordinary ship’s anchors.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
SOUNDnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
steelnounUS /stiːl/
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading The hawsers held the stern, while the bow was secured by the ordinary ship’s anchors.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two anchors had been taken ashore and embedded in heavy stone rubble, and to these anchors were attached six steel hawsers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The hawsers held the stern, while the bow was secured by the ordinary ship’s anchors.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The position chosen for the winter quarters of the _Aurora_ was at Cape Evans, immediately off the hut erected by Captain Scott on his last Expedition.
WINTERING
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From this reading WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND The _Aurora_, after picking up six men at Hut Point on March 11, had gone back to Cape Evans.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The ship on March 14 lay about forty yards off shore, bows seaward.
