Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

later than; following

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

(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 THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

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

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

the capital and largest city of Wales

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

bound with chains

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

pressed tightly together

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

the state of being total and complete

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

to or in any or all places

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

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

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

the act of departing

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

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

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

emerge from the eggs

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

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

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

immediately past

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

the act of departing

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

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

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

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

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

-ing form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

obscene terms for feces

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

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

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

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

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

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

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

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

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.

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

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

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

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

not fit for habitation

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

the topmost one of two

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

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

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

wedged or packed in together

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THROUGH STORMY SEAS After all it was a relief to get going at last and to have the Expedition on board in its entirety, but what a funny little colony of souls.

in or to any place at all

From this reading We had piled coal in sacks wherever it could be wedged in between the deck cargo of petrol.

a Caucasian

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A floating farm-yard best describes the appearance of the upper deck, with the white pony heads peeping out of their stables, dogs chained to stanchions, rails, and ring-bolts, pet rabbits lolloping around the ready supply of compressed hay, and forage here, there, and everywhere.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading Paraffin and oil drums filled up most of the hatch spaces, for the poop had been rendered uninhabitable by the great wooden cases containing two of our motor sledges.

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading If the "Terra Nova" was deeply laden from Cardiff, imagine what she looked like leaving New Zealand.