used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
in addition
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading GOING ASHORE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
BrooklynnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
Chilian
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From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
clearnessnounUS /ˈklɪrnəs/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
power to direct or determine
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
fathomsnounUS /ˈfæðəmz/
plural of “fathom” — a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
the act of departing
From this reading GOING ASHORE.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
for more time
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
marineadjectiveUS /mərˈiːn/
of or relating to the sea
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
not any; not one
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
RichardsonnounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdsən/
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
cut with a saw
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
sportingadjectiveUS /ˈspɔːrtɪŋ/
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The waters of the bay are of crystal clearness; we saw the bottom as we dashed over the swell, at a depth of several fathoms.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No longer able to control our enthusiasm, we sprang into the boat and pushed off for the landing.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was alive with fish and various kinds of marine animals, of which there are great quantities about these shores.
which person or people
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Richardson, who was well acquainted with the ruins of the Chilian settlement, joined us in our intended excursion, and we were accompanied also by a few sporting passengers from the Brooklyn in another boat.
