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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

(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 The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

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

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

the place where someone was born

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

in a critical manner

From this reading ICEBERGS CRITICALLY EXAMINED.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

very small

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading ICEBERGS CRITICALLY EXAMINED.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

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

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

half of the terrestrial globe

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

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From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading ICEBERGS CRITICALLY EXAMINED.

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

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

increase the likelihood of

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

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 There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

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

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The icebergs of the Northern hemisphere have but one birthplace: they all come from Greenland—at least all of any magnitude.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

by chance

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

causing surprise or wonder or amazement

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

in or at that place or location

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

up to a particular time

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

precisely as stated

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

in or at the place that

From this reading It is, perhaps, not surprising that so few people should really understand what an iceberg is, seeing how few people go where they come from.

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

From this reading There are many glaciers in Spitzbergen, some of which reach the sea; but they are of diminutive proportions, and the fragments broken from them are few in number and very small.

during the time that

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading We named our new harbor “Panther Bay,” and, while resting there until another day comes to invite us to new work and new adventures, let us, more critically than we have had opportunity to do before, examine into the character of these icebergs of the Arctic Sea.