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30
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
40
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
51
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
59
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
almost
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
area
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
Atlantic
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
bleak
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
blow
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
calm
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
Cape
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From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
coast
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
cold
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
Eve
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From this reading We sighted the islands on Christmas Eve, my first Christmas at sea.
Falkland
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
fine
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
first
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From this reading We sighted the islands on Christmas Eve, my first Christmas at sea.
fro
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From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
gales
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
GEORGE
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
going
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From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
GREEK'S
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
Horn
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From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
inhospitable
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
Islands
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
large
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
latitude
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
light
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
like
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
longitude
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
losing
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
many
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
miles
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
mountainous
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We sighted the islands on Christmas Eve, my first Christmas at sea.
Ocean
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We sighted the islands on Christmas Eve, my first Christmas at sea.
ones
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
perpetual
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
region
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
right
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From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
rock-bound
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From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
scene
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
SEA
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
sentinels
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
several
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
shipwreck
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
sighted
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
silent
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
situated
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
smaller
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
smooth
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
South
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
south-east
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
square
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
standing
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
stormy
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
STORY
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
There
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
thirteen
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
thousand
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
trades
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
two
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
very
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
vessels
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From this reading They are right in the track of vessels going to and fro around Cape Horn.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
weather
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
west
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From this reading There are two large islands and several smaller ones with an area of about thirteen thousand square miles, very mountainous, situated in latitude 51° 40′ south, longitude 59° 30′ west.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A cold, bleak, inhospitable rock-bound coast, around which almost perpetual gales blow.
winds
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHRISTMAS AT SEA AND GEORGE THE GREEK’S STORY AFTER losing the south-east trades we had light winds and fine weather with smooth calm sea until we sighted the Falkland Islands; standing like two silent sentinels of that stormy region of the South Atlantic Ocean, they have been the scene of many a shipwreck.
