1.50
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From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
ArrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Mate of the Wrecking Sloop _Sea-Horse_ Author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," "The Windjammers," etc.
Bahama
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From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
Barquenoun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
etc
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From this reading Mate of the Wrecking Sloop _Sea-Horse_ Author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," "The Windjammers," etc.
fathomsnounUS /ˈfæðəmz/
plural of “fathom” — a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
ten 10s
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
IsaacsnounUS /ˈaɪzɪks/
plural of “isaac” — (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Mate of the Wrecking Sloop _Sea-Horse_ Author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," "The Windjammers," etc.
Mdccccviii
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From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
miscalculatedverbUS /mɪˈskælkjəleɪtɪd/
past form of “miscalculate” — judge incorrectly
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
Reuterdahl
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From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
Sea-Horse
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From this reading Mate of the Wrecking Sloop _Sea-Horse_ Author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," "The Windjammers," etc.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
SloopnounUS /sluːp/
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading Mate of the Wrecking Sloop _Sea-Horse_ Author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," "The Windjammers," etc.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
hard to endure
From this reading Her master had tried to sight the "Isaacs," but owing to the darkness and the drift of the Gulf Stream, he had miscalculated his distance in trying for the New Providence channel.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
Windjammers
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From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 Bahama Bill 1.50 L.C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON MASS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With a frontispiece in colour by_ H.R. Reuterdahl _Boston_: L.C. PAGE & COMPANY _Mdccccviii_ The brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank.
WreckingnounUS /ˈrekɪŋ/
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
From this reading Mate of the Wrecking Sloop _Sea-Horse_ Author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," "The Windjammers," etc.
