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From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
AimingverbUS /ˈeɪmɪŋ/
-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
BaynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
CairnnounUS /kern/
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
cairnsnounUS /kernz/
plural of “cairn” — a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
Casba
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From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
conicaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnɪkəl/
relating to or resembling a cone
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
explorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
glacialadjectiveUS /ˈɡleɪʃəl/
relating to or derived from a glacier
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
LakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
landmarknounUS /ˈlændmɑːrk/
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
leftnounUS /left/
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 I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
mapsnounUS /mæps/
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
monumentsnounUS /ˈmɑːnjəmənts/
plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
observationsnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
six-foot
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From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
stone-piles
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From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading On the top of one of these I left a monument, a six-foot pillar of large stones.
Tyrrell
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From this reading I had one great complaint against previous explorers (except Tyrrell); that is, they left no monuments.
UNKNOWNadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading THE UNKNOWN The daily observations of route and landmark I can best leave for record on my maps.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Aiming to give no ground of complaint against us, we made monuments at all important points.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading On the, night of August 8 we camped at Cairn Bay on the west side of Casba Lake, so named because of the five remarkable glacial cairns or conical stone-piles about it.
