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From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
17th
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From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
move towards
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
blinkverbUS /blɪŋk/
briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT.
GreenlandnounUS /ˈɡriːnlənd/
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
ice-master
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From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
inhabitverbUS /ˌɪnˈhæbət/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
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 It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
the act of departing
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
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 _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
in motion
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
north-northwestadverb
to, toward, or in the north-northwest
From this reading It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
others
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From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
petrelsnounUS /ˈpetrəlz/
plural of “petrel” — relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
POLARadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊlər/
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT.
puffinsnounUS /ˈpʌfɪnz/
plural of “puffin” — any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
with speed
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
in the near future
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Tuesday, the 17th of April, the ice-master caught the first sight of the _blink_[1] of the ice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Forward_ was moving rapidly northward, leaving behind her a long line of dark smoke.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon more numerous flocks of birds, petrels, puffins, and others which inhabit those barren shores, gave token of their approach to Greenland.
