used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All hands sprang up in a minute.
(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 All hands sprang up in a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The barque was at once reduced to lower topsails and foresail.
barquenoun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
From this reading The barque was at once reduced to lower topsails and foresail.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
the act of breaking something
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
CAPEnounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
foresailnoun
the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
From this reading The barque was at once reduced to lower topsails and foresail.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading All hands sprang up in a minute.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
HORNnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All hands sprang up in a minute.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
and nothing more
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading The barque was at once reduced to lower topsails and foresail.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading All hands sprang up in a minute.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
on one occasion
From this reading The barque was at once reduced to lower topsails and foresail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
with speed
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading The barque was at once reduced to lower topsails and foresail.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
ROUNDINGnounUS /ˈraʊndɪŋ/
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
shortenverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtən/
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
in the near future
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading All hands sprang up in a minute.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/
very great or intense
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
topsails
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From this reading The barque was at once reduced to lower topsails and foresail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All hands sprang up in a minute.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
precisely as stated
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ROUNDING CAPE HORN JUST as George the Greek had finished his story we heard the mate calling to shorten sail.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading For us Christmas was over--the wind had increased rapidly and the sky had assumed a very threatening appearance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sea soon rises off Cape Horn, and in a very short time it was rolling mountains high, and breaking on board with terrific effect.
