14th
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From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
34
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From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! the beggars!" exclaimed Phil.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "They will be the first ashore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They will be the first ashore.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
beggarsnounUS /ˈbeɡərz/
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "Ah! the beggars!" exclaimed Phil.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
recognizable; marked
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
Eupatoria
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From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Ah! the beggars!" exclaimed Phil.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "They will be the first ashore.
flagshipnounUS /ˈflæɡʃɪp/
the chief one of a related group
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
immediately past
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
on one occasion
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
Phil
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From this reading "Ah! the beggars!" exclaimed Phil.
port-hole
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From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
puffverbUS /pʌf/
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
SakinounUS /ˈsɑːki/
British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
SebastopolnounUS /seˈbɑːstəpɔːl/
a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The boom of a gun at once echoed along the shore, followed by a puff of smoke from a port-hole of the French flagship.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading At once a boat shot away from her stern and made for the beach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will be the first ashore.
transportsnounUS /trænˈspɔːrts/
plural of “transport” — something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
TurksnounUS /tɜːrks/
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will be the first ashore.
