Chapter XIV

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From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

anew

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

terminate

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

without doubt or question

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

clothing in general

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

brought together in one place

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

a state at a particular time

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a sudden uncontrollable attack

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

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

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

-ing form of “differ” — be different

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

put on clothes

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

plural of “elevation” — the event of something being raised upward

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

give expression to

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the organ of sight

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

ten 10s

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

of the present time and place

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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 On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the common people generally

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the middle of winter

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

information about recent and important events

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

not any; not one

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

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From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

inflected form of “notify” — inform (somebody) of something

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

and nothing more

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

above and across; more than

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

the possibility of future success

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

Identical; not different.

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

cut with a saw

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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 The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

catch sight of

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

not in physical motion

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

move an implement through

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

required or under orders

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

in or at that place or location

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

a special situation

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

characterized by variety

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

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

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading On the 24th, however, only two days afterwards, vast masses of ice had left the ocean, water appeared in every direction, though the shore along the coast was piled up with immense blocks and sheets of ice; and in the distance we could clearly perceive varied elevations of icebergs, differing in dimensions and form, scattered here and there upon the surface of the water.

accept gladly

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The next day, the 25th, we saw whales close in to the edge of the ice on shore; they remained in the vicinity several days, and then went south again, or to some other part of the ocean, as we supposed, for their food.

plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

during the time that

From this reading The scene presented to our view was that of an awful wreck or convulsion in nature, while those stupendous fragments exhibited the force and energy which had been displayed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

the words that are spoken

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading On the 22d of June, every thing, so far as the eye could reach, remained the same upon the ocean as in midwinter; and, to appearance, there was no immediate prospect that the ice would break up for some time to come.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading The Ocean still frozen over on the 22d of June.--On the 24th the Ice began to break up.--Whales appear.--Walrus follow the Ice.--Daily looking for Ships.--Report of our Wreck five hundred Miles below East Cape.--Method of sending News by the Natives.--Ships notified of our Condition.--How.-- The Resolution of Captains Jernegan and Goosman.--Arrival of two Ships off East Cape.--Natives first spy them.--Stir in the Settlement.--Happy Day of Deliverance.--Words feeble to express our Joy.--A fit Occasion for Gratitude and Thanks to God.--Preparations to go on board.--The Welcome of Captain Goosman.--Captain Norton with Captain Jernegan.--Crew collected.--Changed our native for sailor Dress.--Liberality of the Officers and Crews in furnishing Clothes.--A Review of the Past.--The Settlement visited.--Dinner.--Arrival at the Islands.--A Card.