2nd
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From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
3.30
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From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
anew
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
(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 At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
a committee having supervisory powers
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CANSO
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Cary
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From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
put or send forth
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
ColenounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
recognizable; marked
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
DECKERnounUS /ˈdekər/
English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
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a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
GUTnounUS /ɡʌt/
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
heaveverbUS /hiːv/
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
honounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
JULIA
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past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
immediately past
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
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 With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
narrowsnounUS /ˈneroʊz/
plural of “narrow” — a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
riggingnounUS /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
not often
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
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 They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading It was decided that the expedition must start home on Wednesday, the 2nd, and that a relief party should be left for Cary and Cole.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading They had come, almost at the last hour of our waiting, and with a feeling of relief such as we shall seldom again experience we welcomed them aboard and heard their story.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
in or at the place that
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With heavy hearts the final preparations were made, and many were the looks cast at the narrows where they would be seen, were they to heave in sight.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading At last, about 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, the lookout yelled, "Sail ho! in the narrows," and we all jumped for the rigging.
