400
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From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
(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 "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
assyn'd
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From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
AuroranounUS /ərˈɔːrə/
the first light of day
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
Bonavista
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From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
BristolnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
CabotnounUS /ˈkæbət/
son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
confin'd
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From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
discoverernounUS /dɪˈskʌvərər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
Mathew
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From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
NewfoundlandnounUS /ˈnuːfəndlənd/
a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
to-day
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From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
VenetiannounUS /vəˈniːʃən/
a resident of Venice
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
precisely as stated
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Cabot is to-day very well thought of, but nothing much is known of what became of him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _Mathew_ of Bristol first sighted Cape Bonavista, which was the first point seen by the _Aurora_.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "Such are the charms to barren states assyn'd, Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Cabot was a Venetian sailing out of Bristol for a time, and for his great discovery, which gave England her vast American possessions, King Henry gave John ten pounds a year.
a late time of life
From this reading |Our first possession across the sea was Newfoundland, and I made the voyage to it 400 years after John Cabot, the discoverer.
