used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CURRENT set against us all night.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A CURRENT set against us all night.
alarmsnounUS /əˈlɑːrmz/
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
(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 A CURRENT set against us all night.
Anaa
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From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading A CURRENT set against us all night.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
discoverersnounUS /dɪˈskʌvərərz/
plural of “discoverer” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
graveyardnounUS /ˈɡreɪvjɑːrd/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
logarithmsnounUS /ˈlɑːɡərɪðəmz/
plural of “logarithm” — the exponent required to produce a given number
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
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 “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
McHenry
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From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
mischievousadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
misgivingsnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
moviesnounUS /ˈmuːviz/
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
navigationnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A CURRENT set against us all night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
Paumotuans
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From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
PerilousadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
PerniciousadjectiveUS /pərˈnɪʃəs/
exceedingly harmful
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A CURRENT set against us all night.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perilous navigation—Curious green sky—Arrival at Anaa—Religion and the movies—Character of Paumotuans.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
there'd
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From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Now I understood fully the alarms and misgivings that had caused the first and following discoverers of the “Pernicious Islands” to curse them by the titles they gave them.
upsetverbUS /əpˈset/
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A CURRENT set against us all night.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our current was of the mischievous sort that upset logarithms and dead reckoning, and put ships ashore.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading “This group is a graveyard of vessels,” said McHenry, “and there’d be ten times as many wrecked, if they come here.
