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From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
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From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
advancesnounUS /ədˈvænsəz/
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
advantagesnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒɪz/
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
altitudenounUS /ˈæltətuːd/
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
capenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
ChristiansnounUS /ˈkrɪstʃənz/
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
comparingnounUS /kəmˈperɪŋ/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
currentsnounUS /ˈkɜːrənts/
plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
a boy or man
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading OUR FIRST WINTER.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
insidiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪdiːəs/
beguiling but harmful
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
insularadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələr/
relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
inuredadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnjʊrd/
made tough by habitual exposure
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
engage in
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
the force of workers available
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
Newfoundlanders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
not any; not one
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
noondaynoun
the middle of the day
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
and nothing more
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR FIRST WINTER.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
Spitzbergennoun
islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
steadinessnounUS /ˈstedinɪs/
freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
which person or people
From this reading They are Russian sailors who make the encounter there, men inured to hardships and cold.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading OUR FIRST WINTER.
winteredverbUS /ˈwɪntərd/
past form of “winter” — spend the winter
From this reading "Except upon the island of Spitzbergen, which has the advantages of an insular climate and tempered by ocean currents, no Christians have wintered in so high a latitude as this.
WishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "_November 9._--Wishing to get the altitude of the cliffs on the south-west cape of our bay before the darkness set in thoroughly, I started in time to reach them with my Newfoundlanders at noonday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_November 7._--The darkness is coming on with insidious steadiness, and its advances can only be perceived by comparing one day with its fellow of some time back.
