1911
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From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
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From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
athletesnounUS /ˈæθliːts/
plural of “athlete” — a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
ATKINSON
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From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would be far from the mark.
BOWERSnounUS /ˈbaʊərz/
plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
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 ROBERT BROWNING.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
CHERRY-GARRARD
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power to direct or determine
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
CREAN
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From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
DEPÔT
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From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
DIMITRI
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From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the act of consuming food
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
EVANSnounUS /ˈevənz/
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They would be far from the mark.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
FORDE
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From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
GRANnounUS /ɡræn/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
ImaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
KEOHANE
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From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
LIEUT
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From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
march in a procession
From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading They would be far from the mark.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
MEARES
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From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
the force of workers available
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
OATESnounUS /oʊts/
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
regulatedadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjəleɪtɪd/
controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
SCOTTnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
the state of being asleep
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE DEPÔT JOURNEY The dropping of the daylight in the west.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
which person or people
From this reading EVANS CHERRY-GARRARD DIMITRI BOWERS GRAN OATES KEOHANE Imaginative friends of the thirteen men who started from Cape Evans on January 24, 1911, may have thought of them as athletes, trained for some weeks or months to endure the strains which they were to face, sleeping a good nine hours a night, eating carefully regulated meals and doing an allotted task each day under scientific control.
WILSONnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading January to March 1911 SCOTT MEARES CREAN WILSON ATKINSON FORDE LIEUT.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would be far from the mark.
