Part, Chapter
1 I, II | lessened the danger of its position. Three years after the taking
2 I, IV | vast natural hollow. The position of the lake in the very
3 I, IV | nature of a country, its position with regard to the oceans,
4 I, VI | vary at every change of our position. Does it not seem as if
5 I, VIII | Confidence was a most important position, built on the northern extremity
6 I, X | narrow-minded egotistical position it had taken up?”~“No, madam,
7 I, X | went to reconnoitre the position of a copper-mine which native
8 I, XI | longitude, and verifying his position by the map, the Lieutenant
9 I, XI | Long, “we shall be in the position ordered by the Company.
10 I, XII | remained to ascertain the exact position of this cape, which the
11 I, XII | with an easily defensible position.~The weather remained fine,
12 I, XII | impatience to determine the position of Cape Bathurst.”~“But
13 I, XII | that it really occupied the position assigned to it in maps.~
14 I, XV | which was the key of the position, must be fortified; until
15 I, XV | and Kellet, took up their position as sentinels on the little
16 I, XV | quarter of an hour. From this position they were able to survey
17 I, XVIII| peculiarities of its geographical position it would appear that a certain
18 I, XIX | returning to its former position, would allow of the trapping
19 II, I | had become islanders. The position of the new island with regard
20 II, I | cardinal points changed their position, had the island turned round,
21 II, I | tell them of their altered position when it had been thoroughly
22 II, I | change had taken place in the position of the country.~Sergeant
23 II, I | situated; but from their position they could only see the
24 II, I | could not have altered their position, or have checked the course
25 II, II | certain extent, and our position with regard to the cardinal
26 II, III | place in the sea or the position of the cape during the absence
27 II, IV | rescued from his perilous position.~“Good God! Sergeant!” exclaimed
28 II, VI | beautiful for such an elevated position. It will be readily understood,
29 II, VI | Barnett, “and ascertain our position as soon as possible.”~“We
30 II, VI | be taken, and the exact position of the island could not
31 II, VI | dangerous dominions. The position of Victoria Island with
32 II, VI | without delay, ascertain the position of Victoria Island, and
33 II, VII | for me to ascertain our position by daylight. In fact, we
34 II, VII | Lieutenant ascertained their position as accurately as possible.~
35 II, VII | two-thirds of it from their position; but it was too dark to
36 II, X | bearings, he found that the position of Victoria Island had not
37 II, X | which was inscribed the position of the wandering island,
38 II, X | revealed no alteration in the position of Victoria Island. The
39 II, X | You see in what a terrible position we are and all that may
40 II, X | Hobson looked out their position on the map, and saw only
41 II, XII | in, and the change in the position of the cardinal points during
42 II, XII | and Hobson pointed out the position occupied by the island—six
43 II, XII | and Hobson pointed out the position occupied by the island—six
44 II, XIV | observations, and found that its position had not changed at all.~
45 II, XV | factory the cape retained its position; had it given way all the
46 II, XV | easily understood that the position of Victoria Island, at the
47 II, XV | the pass, judging from the position of the sun, had now changed
48 II, XV | Will you tell me, sir, the position of the island with regard
49 II, XV | founded, as it was, upon the position then occupied by the radiant
50 II, XV | neither had the compass!~The position of Victoria Island with
51 II, XV | involved in this change of the position of Victoria Island.~No incident
52 II, XV | slightest change in the position of the island was noticed.
53 II, XV | and found that the exact position of Victoria Island was then:
54 II, XVII | bench marks, the changes of position could only be estimated
55 II, XVII | observations gave the exact position of the island, and consequently
56 II, XVII | it occupied much the same position as that assigned to it in
57 II, XVIII| and still occupied the position it did before the fall of
58 II, XIX | friends!~The horror of the position was increased by the gushing
59 II, XX | had come to its present position, marvelling at the fatality,
60 II, XX | of this fresh change of position? Would not the icebergs
61 II, XXI | and owing to the changed position of the island, would probably
62 II, XXIII| and sank without change of position, like a wreck—and what was
63 II, XXIII| he resumed his horizontal position. The bear, looking like
64 II, XXIII| two returned to their old position on the little hill.~Hobson
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