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From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading E. B. BROWNING.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading E. B. BROWNING.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
dependentadjectiveUS /dɪˈpendənt/
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. B. BROWNING.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
EvansnounUS /ˈevənz/
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
in a free manner
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
the act of departing
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
and nothing more
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
the act of departing
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
a particular point in time
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
risksnounUS /rɪsks/
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
transport commercially
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
be seated
From this reading Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
in or at the place that
From this reading We are going away with high hopes of success and for the moment everything smiles, but where risks must be taken the result must be dependent on chance to some extent.
Whoever
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS Free men freely work.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading 'As we are just off on our Southern journey, with a good chance of missing the ship on our return,' Scott wrote before leaving Cape Evans on November 1, 'I send a word of greeting.
