Section 26. Description of A Glacier

I must now explain to you⁠ what a glacier is. You see before you⁠ thirty or forty mountain-peaks, and between these peaks what⁠ seem to you frozen rivers. The snow, from⁠ time to time melting and dripping down the sides of the mountain, and congealing in the elevated hollows between the peaks, forms a half-fluid mass, a river of ice⁠, which is called (S. 4, N. 4) a glacier. As⁠ the whole mass lies upon a slanting surface, and is not entirely solid throughout, it⁠ is continually pushing, with a gradual but imperceptible motion, down⁠ into the valley below.—Mrs. Beecher Stowe.

Use the 2nd pers. sing.

Place the words ‘before you’ after the object.

glaubst du zu Eis erstarrte Flüsse zu erblicken.

which (App. § 16) from time to time melts, drips down on the mountain-sides (Bergabhänge), and congeals (gefrieren), etc., see S. 16, N. 4. Supply the adverb wieder before the verb ‘congeals’. The elevated hollow, die höher gelegene Felsspalte.

Eisstrom, m.

As = Since, da (App. § 16); to be entirely solid throughout, durch und durch fest sein.

it — pushing, so senkt sie sich fortwährend; with a ... but, mit einer zwar ... doch.

down — below, in das unten liegende Thal hinab.