used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
aforesaidadjectiveUS /əˈfɔːrsed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
Aiunt
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
Audaces
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
BowlinenounUS /ˈboʊlaɪn/
a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
currunt
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
a social unit living together
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
ferre
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
forty-fifthadjective
the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
hac
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
heiressnounUS /ˈerəs/
a female heir
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
HORACEnounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HORACE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
laborum
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
the act of departing
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
joined in matrimony
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
mente
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
Nautaeque
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
omne
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
otia
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
for each
From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
qui
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
recedunt
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
sea-captain
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From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
senes
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
Sese
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
snugadjectiveUS /snʌɡ/
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
tuta
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From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
utnoun
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
From this reading "Nautaeque, per omne Audaces mare qui currunt, hac mente laborum Sese ferre, senes ut in otia tuta recedunt, Aiunt."
precisely as stated
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B----, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
at the time that
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate, part of which was the farm aforesaid.
a late time of life
From this reading He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family.
