Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

(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 And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

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

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

exhale hard

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

aimless wandering from place to place

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

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From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

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From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

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From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

reflecting light

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

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 And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

not accessible to view

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

become quiet or still; fall silent

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

the force of workers available

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

expressed without speech

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

transport in a sleigh

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

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

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

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

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

up to a particular time

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

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

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

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

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We might be the men God meant should know The heart of the Barrier snow, In the heat of the sun, and the glow, And the glare from the glistening floe, As it scorched and froze us through and through With the bite of the drifting snow.

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

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

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

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

a Caucasian

From this reading And the sledge in its track sent a whisper back Which was lost in a white fog-bow.

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE SOUTH POLE The Silence was deep with a breath like sleep As our sledge runners slid on the snow, And the fate-full fall of our fur-clad feet Struck mute like a silent blow On a questioning 'Hush?' as the settling crust Shrank shivering over the floe.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading (These verses, called 'The Barrier Silence,' were written by Wilson for the _South Polar Times_.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading And this was the thought that the Silence wrought, As it scorched and froze us through, For the secrets hidden are all forbidden Till God means man to know.