29th
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From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
ArchipelagonounUS /ˌɑːrkəˈpeləɡoʊ/
a group of many islands in a large body of water
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in or near a particular place or position
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
constrainedadjectiveUS /kənˈstreɪnd/
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
ContinentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
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prepare a hot meal
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
COOK'SnounUS /kʊks/
possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.
traveling across
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desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəs/
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
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entrustedverbUS /enˈtrʌstɪd/
past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
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plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
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IslesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
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a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
Marquesas
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an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
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NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
Pomontou
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people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
reconnoitred
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Reconnoitringnoun
exploring in order to gain information
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rewardingadjectiveUS /rɪˈwɔːrdɪŋ/
providing personal satisfaction
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading On the 29th of August he received the rank of commander in the Royal Navy.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
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stay the same; remain in a certain state
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TahitinounUS /təˈhiːti/
an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TonganounUS /ˈtɑːnɡə/
a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
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unanimousadjectiveUS /juːˈnænəməs/
in complete agreement
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go to see a place, as for entertainment
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the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the government not been desirous of rewarding James Cook for the way in which he had fulfilled the mission entrusted to him, the unanimous voice of the public would have constrained them.
ZealandnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
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