Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

at or in the front

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already the spring thaw had begun.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

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

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

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

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Already the spring thaw had begun.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

-ing form of “canoe” — travel by canoe

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

covered with water

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

marked by distress

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Already the spring thaw had begun.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

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

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

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

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

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 "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

be amazed at

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

very bad

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

being all around the edges; enclosing

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

the season of growth

From this reading Already the spring thaw had begun.

not in physical motion

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

the act of swimming

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

carry out

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading Already the spring thaw had begun.

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

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

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

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

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

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading As it was, two weeks from the time he left East Cape in Siberia, he stood on the sand spit at Nome, Alaska.

which person or people

From this reading By his side stood Hanada, who was still acting the part of an Eskimo and who had come down a few days ahead of him.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Had not the Eskimo whom Johnny employed to take him to the Arctic metropolis with his dog team been a marvel at skirting rotten ice and water holes in Port Clarence Bay, at swimming the floods on Tissure River, and at canoeing across the flooded Sinrock, Johnny might never have reached his journey's end.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "GET THAT MAN" The trip from Cape Prince of Wales to Nome was fraught with many dangers.