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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
additional
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
also
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From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
BAY
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
bows
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
came
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From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
CAPE
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
carefulness
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
chart
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
circumstance
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
clear
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
CURRENT
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
damage
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
down
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
encountered
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From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
ENTERING
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
escaped
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
few
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
first
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From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
gave
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
gloomy
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
GREAT
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
growing
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
HANS
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
Head
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
horizon
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
Horse's
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
ICE
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
ice-fields
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From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
ICEBERG
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
insecurity
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
laid
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
lies
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
longer
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
madly
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
MAKING
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
material
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
MELVILLE
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
MIDDLE
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
midnight
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
narrowly
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
now
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
off
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
POLAR
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
precautions
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
receiving
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
reef
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
RESCUE
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
rolling
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
running
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
sense
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
SNOW
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
solid
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
some
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From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
southwest
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
STORM
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
sun
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
sunken
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From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
threateningly
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
thumps
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
tossing
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
uncomfortable
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
warned
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From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
water
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
waves
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From this reading The waves were rolling in threateningly from the southwest, and the ice, tossing madly upon them, gave us an uncomfortable sense of insecurity; but we escaped into clear water after receiving a few thumps which did no material damage to our solid bows.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Notwithstanding our precautions, we narrowly escaped running upon a sunken reef which lies off the Horse's Head, and is not laid down on the chart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun was now no longer above the horizon at midnight, and the nights were growing gloomy, a circumstance which warned us to additional carefulness.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We came also among some ice-fields, the first that we had yet encountered.
YORK
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From this reading ENTERING MELVILLE BAY.--THE MIDDLE ICE.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT--A SNOW STORM.--ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.--MAKING CAPE YORK--RESCUE OF HANS.
