used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
(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 Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
react verbally
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
ArcticnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
the act of discovering something
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
Dr
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
escapesnounUS /ɪˈskeɪps/
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
Gleason
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From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
Gleason's
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
ice-bound
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From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
insistencenounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəns/
continual and persistent demands
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
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 For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
an amount of time
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
querynounUS /ˈkwiːri/
an instance of questioning
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
free from harm or evil
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
Shipwrecks
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From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was June when Frank Gleason, in the care of a nurse and a physician, arrived at his sister's summer cottage by the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading For a month after his coming Frank Gleason was too ill to ask many questions.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
at the time that
From this reading Shipwrecks, thrilling escapes, months of silence, and a period when hope for the safety of the party was quite gone, all figured in the story before the heroic rescue brought a happier ending to what had come so near to being another tragedy of the ice-bound North.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with returning strength came an insistence upon an answer to a query he had already several times put to his sister.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
a late time of life
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Dr. Gleason's Arctic trip, designed to cover a year of research and discovery, prolonged itself into three years and two months.
