used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/
past form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
intense or sharp
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
foretastenounUS /fɔːrˈteɪst/
an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
set up or found
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
HebridesnounUS /ˈhebrɪdiz/
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
loafnounUS /loʊf/
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
LoyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
not any; not one
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
and nothing more
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
PinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
ploughedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
promenadenounUS /ˌprɑːməˈneɪd/
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
recurringadjectiveUS /rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/
coming back
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
speculateverbUS /ˈspekjəleɪt/
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
the rays of the sun
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
which person or people
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
winkingnounUS /ˈwɪŋkɪŋ/
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
