used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
anew
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
aldea
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From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dick asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
someone who is a detective
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
dyewoodnoun
any wood from which dye is obtained
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "What sort of a port is San Ignacio, and how far is it?"
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
how
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From this reading "What sort of a port is San Ignacio, and how far is it?"
Ignacio
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From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What sort of a port is San Ignacio, and how far is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What sort of a port is San Ignacio, and how far is it?"
Jake
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From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
lagoonnounUS /ləˈɡuːn/
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
politeadjectiveUS /pəˈlaɪt/
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
San
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From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
shipbroker
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From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
in the near future
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "What sort of a port is San Ignacio, and how far is it?"
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
precisely as stated
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
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 ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sort of a port is San Ignacio, and how far is it?"
at the time that
From this reading "We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again," he explained.
which person or people
From this reading ROUGH WATER As soon as they entered port, Dick and Jake went to the office of a Spanish shipbroker, who offered them his polite sympathy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is an _aldea_ on the shore of a lagoon, with a wharf that small boats can reach, about forty miles from here."
