Part, Chapter
1 I, I | hoar-frost, that it was impossible to look through them; but
2 I, III | obscurity, so that it is now impossible to come to any certain conclusion
3 I, V | I know if I gave you an impossible order— “~“Lieutenant, there
4 I, V | there is no such thing as an impossible order.”~“What? Suppose now
5 I, VII | and to press on became impossible. The Lieutenant no longer
6 I, IX | the dense fog rendered it impossible for them to make out the
7 I, IX | such rapidity that it is impossible to get out of their way.~“
8 I, IX | sides, to which it would be impossible to cling.~At this sudden
9 I, XI | millions, and it would -be impossible to form an accurate estimate
10 I, XII | parallel. It was, however, impossible to rely upon the marine
11 I, XIII | determined on. It would be impossible to find a better situation
12 I, XIII | steppes which it would be impossible to distinguish from the
13 I, XIV | in these latitudes. It is impossible to take too many precautions
14 I, XV | distinctly marked, and it is impossible to believe that they can
15 I, XVII | and more rare, and it was impossible to walk without snow-shoes.~
16 I, XVII | manual labour had now become impossible. The days were extremely
17 I, XIX | slippery wall, which it will be impossible for them to climb.”~Marbre
18 I, XIX | was all, and it would be impossible to imagine anything more
19 I, XX | exceedingly severe. It was impossible to remain out of doors without
20 I, XXI | was secured it appeared impossible for the bears to effect
21 I, XXI | terrible situation. It was impossible to shut their eyes to the
22 I, XXI | situation. It was almost impossible for the bears to break through
23 I, XXIII| he would have found it impossible to explain. Everything apparently
24 I, XXIII| his observations, that was impossible; and that very day he and
25 I, XXIII| that observations would be impossible. At daybreak the horizon
26 II, I | parallel! No, no, it was impossible to believe it; he could
27 II, IV | long; where, it would be impossible to foresee, and of course
28 II, IV | course it would be equally impossible to prevent them. The wandering
29 II, V | which they knew it would be impossible to save, were turned to
30 II, VI | and thick fogs rendered it impossible to go beyond the enceinte
31 II, VI | bearings every day now. It’s impossible to see either sun, moon,
32 II, VI | visitors. It was almost impossible to see indoors even in the
33 II, VI | daytime; but at night it was impossible to sleep, the wind beat
34 II, VI | the ice-field. It seemed impossible for it to resist much longer,
35 II, VII | running in shore. It is impossible for us to have remained
36 II, VII | weather!” exclaimed Hobson, “impossible! No, no, there is land there,
37 II, VIII | inland, for they had found it impossible to follow the coast, worn
38 II, IX | despair? Not yet. It was impossible to get back to the American
39 II, X | different horizon, and it was impossible that men like Mac-Nab, Rae,
40 II, X | undertaking, but hesitation was impossible. The winter, for which Lieutenant
41 II, X | proved that flight was impossible.~We have said that the thermometer
42 II, X | nearest continent. It was impossible to risk being overtaken
43 II, XII | pieces of ice, and it was impossible to attempt to cross it.~“
44 II, XII | pieces of ice, and it was impossible to attempt to cross it.~“
45 II, XII | very silent, it was now impossible to get a word out of him.
46 II, XII | direction. Not only would it be impossible for sledges to cross it,
47 II, XIII | but for a caravan it is impossible. The crevasses increase
48 II, XIII | to himself. It was quite impossible, and the Lieutenant did
49 II, XIII | that it would be absolutely impossible to pass with the sledges
50 II, XIII | fatigues, of finding it impossible to get back to the island,
51 II, XIII | we have set ourselves is impossible!”~The men trusted their
52 II, XIII | words that it was indeed impossible to cross the ice. It was
53 II, XIV | knew what to do, as it was impossible to say what his illness
54 II, XV | so sinuous, that it was impossible to estimate exactly the
55 II, XV | the east not the west!”~“Impossible!” exclaimed Mrs Barnett.~“
56 II, XV | hazy, that it was quite impossible to take observations, neither
57 II, XV | theirs.~Unfortunately it was impossible to ascertain the nature
58 II, XV | point, and it was almost impossible not to feel reassured when
59 II, XV | crash. Out of doors it was impossible to hear one’s self speak,
60 II, XV | towards the strait. But it was impossible to ascertain whether this
61 II, XV | it still darker and more impossible to take observations of
62 II, XVII | the ice-masses—it would be impossible for a boat to pass yet.~
63 II, XVIII| pickaxes, but it was really impossible to approach the enceinte.
64 II, XVIII| the task. It was really impossible to bore in the shifting
65 II, XX | was decided that it was impossible for it to last another three
66 II, XXI | Mrs Barnett,—”nothing is impossible to Him who rules the winds
67 II, XXIII| direction of which it was impossible to ascertain, had taken
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