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From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
3300
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From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
376
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From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
4000
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From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
45
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From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of 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 As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Our boy Reverdy too became seasick.
the two together, not just one
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of them.
a youthful male person
From this reading Our boy Reverdy too became seasick.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of them.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
Dorothy
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From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From the first Dorothy was ill.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the first Dorothy was ill.
grossadjectiveUS /ɡroʊs/
before any deductions
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of them.
horsepowernounUS /ˈhɔːrspaʊər/
a unit of power equal to 746 watts
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of them.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading From the first Dorothy was ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of them.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our boy Reverdy too became seasick.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
Reverdy
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From this reading Our boy Reverdy too became seasick.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
seasickadjectiveUS /ˈsiːsɪk/
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading Our boy Reverdy too became seasick.
have in common
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
move hurridly
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As I was not affected in the least I had the care of both of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
tonnagenounUS /ˈtʌnədʒ/
a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Our boy Reverdy too became seasick.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sailed on the _Persia_, 376 feet long, 45 feet of beam, gross tonnage 3300, horsepower 4000, speed 14 knots an hour.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading As Dorothy knew nothing of ocean sailing craft she was unable to share in my wonder at all the splendor and comfort of this wonderful steamer.
