aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Isn't there water enough for the _Irene_ along the coast?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You've got to go way round by the keys."
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Isn't there water enough for the _Irene_ along the coast?"
FLORIDAnounUS /ˈflɔːrədə/
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got to go way round by the keys."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
HammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
HullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
Irene
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From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading You've got to go way round by the keys."
MadeiranounUS /məˈdɪrə/
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
Ned
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From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading You've got to go way round by the keys."
SablenounUS /ˈseɪbəl/
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "Isn't Madeira Hammock on the coast, about thirty miles from here?" inquired Ned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN FLORIDA BAY After the _Irene_ had sailed twenty miles down the coast and was about opposite East Cape (Sable) Captain Hull asked for his orders.
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 "Isn't there water enough for the _Irene_ along the coast?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You've got to go way round by the keys."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, but you will have to go seventy to get there.
You've
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From this reading You've got to go way round by the keys."
