Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

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

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

anew

From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

(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 A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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

From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

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

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

brought together in one place

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

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

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

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

From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

plural of “howl” — a long loud emotional utterance

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

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From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

with honesty

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

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From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

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From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

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 operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Some twenty starving wolves were shot.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

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

From this reading Some twenty starving wolves were shot.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

suffering from lack of food

From this reading Some twenty starving wolves were shot.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

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

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

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

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

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

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Some twenty starving wolves were shot.

not necessary

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

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

From this reading On the 25th December all excursions had again to be given up.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading operations of the hunters, but they did not venture far from the fort; the abundance of game rendered it unnecessary to do so, and Lieutenant Hobson could justly congratulate himself on having chosen so favourable a situation for the new settlement.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.

belonging to which person

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hunger rendered the latter animals aggressive, and bands of them gathered about the fort, filling the air with hoarse howls, and amongst the “ hummocks “ on the ice-fields sometimes prowled huge bears, whose movements were watched with great interest.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading Some twenty starving wolves were shot.