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Chapter XII
The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world. Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation. The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him. “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.” “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.”
every person
From this reading “The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.””
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading ““Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.”
an instrument for measuring angles at sea
From this reading “Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
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From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
every person
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
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From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
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From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
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From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
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From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
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From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
an instrument for measuring angles at sea
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The engines had been stopped, and nearly everybody on the vessel now surrounded him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “My friends,” said Mr. Gibbs, looking about him, “we have found the pole.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Longitude everything,” said Captain James Hubbell, “latitude ninety, which is as near as I can make it out.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Hubbell stood on the deck of the Dipsey with his quadrant in hand to take an observation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was as high in the polar heavens as it ever rises in that part of the world.
