Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

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From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

(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 OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

possessive form of “bartlett” — United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Now these things were all behind us, and the final work was to begin.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Now these things were all behind us, and the final work was to begin.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

official routes of communication

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

the act of departing

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

render capable or able for some task

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

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From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

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

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

immediately past

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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 The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

and nothing more

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

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

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now these things were all behind us, and the final work was to begin.

according to the clock

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

existing or coming before

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

Identical; not different.

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

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

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

transport commercially

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

transport in a sleigh

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

-ing form of “sustain” — lengthen or extend in duration or space

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

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

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

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

From this reading Now these things were all behind us, and the final work was to begin.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Now these things were all behind us, and the final work was to begin.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

in the direction of

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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

From this reading Now these things were all behind us, and the final work was to begin.

possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading It was ten o'clock on the morning of February 22d--Washington's Birthday--when I finally got away from the ship and started on the journey toward the Pole.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

at the time that

From this reading The preceding summer we had driven the ship through the almost solid ice of the channels lying between Etah and Cape Sheridan; we had hunted through the long twilight of the autumn to supply ourselves with meat; we had lived through the black and melancholy months-long arctic night, sustaining our spirits with the hope of final success when the returning light should enable us to attack the problem of our passage across the ice of the polar sea.

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

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

in the company of; together with

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

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

From this reading OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST The work of the expedition, to which all the former months of detail were merely preliminary, began with Bartlett's departure from the _Roosevelt_ on the 15th of February for the final sledge journey toward the Pole.

a late time of life

From this reading This was one day earlier than I had left the ship three years before on the same errand.