adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
CanariesnounUS /kəˈneriz/
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
CanarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
ChristendomnounUS /ˈkrɪsəndəm/
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
headlandnoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
hidverbUS /hɪd/
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
LanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
nightfallnounUS /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
PALOS
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From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
Rabida
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From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
SpanishnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
