used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
baggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
BasinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
beddingnounUS /ˈbedɪŋ/
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
cachedverbUS /kæʃt/
past form of “cache” — save up as for future use
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
coal-oil
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From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
conquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
unvarying in nature
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
declinesnounUS /dɪˈklaɪnz/
plural of “decline” — change toward something smaller or lower
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
eighteen-thousand-foot
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From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
an old word for “before”
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
freighted
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From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
glaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
goadingnounUS /ˈɡoʊdɪŋ/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
ice-blocks
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From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
incentivenounUS /ˌɪnˈsentɪv/
a positive motivational influence
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
and nothing more
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
laboriouslyadverbUS /ləˈbɔːriəsli/
in a laborious manner
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
immediately past
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
leenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
the force of workers available
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
mountaineeringnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪnɪrɪŋ/
the activity of climbing a mountain
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
not any; not one
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
on one occasion
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
others
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From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
express in words
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
shovelnounUS /ˈʃʌvəl/
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
surplusnounUS /ˈsɜːrpləs/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
the upper part of anything
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
unclimbed
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From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN The next day was another bright, cloudless day, the second and last of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps never did men abandon as cheerfully stuff that had been freighted as laboriously as we abandoned our surplus baggage at the eighteen-thousand-foot camp.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will probably be a long time ere any others camp in that Grand Basin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
wolf-robe
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From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We made a great pile of it in the lee of one of the ice-blocks of the glacier--food, coal-oil, clothing, and bedding--covering all with the wolf-robe and setting up a shovel as a mark; though just why we cached it so carefully, or for whom, no one of us would be able to say.
but in spite of that
From this reading While yet such a peak is unclimbed, there is constant goading of mountaineering minds to its conquest; once its top has been reached, the incentive declines.
