used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
alow
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From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PROFESSOR AND THE CAPTAIN.
beclouded
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From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
BelgiumnounUS /ˈbeldʒəm/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE PROFESSOR AND THE CAPTAIN.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
a person of German nationality
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
only a very short time before
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
HollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
hummocks
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From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
Josephine
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From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
the act of departing
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
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 The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
north-westadverb
to, toward, or in the northwest
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE PROFESSOR AND THE CAPTAIN.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
ragnounUS /ræɡ/
a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
Scheldtnoun
a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
transport commercially
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
steerage-way
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From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
studding-sails
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From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR AND THE CAPTAIN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
precisely as stated
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading A mile off, on her starboard bow, was the Josephine, beclouded in the quantity of sail she carried, but hardly leaving a wake in the blue waters behind her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hummocks and the low land of the shores of Holland and Belgium were in sight; but, with the present breeze, there was but little hope of reaching the mouth of the Scheldt that night, though it was hardly twenty miles distant.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was very light from the north-west, and there was hardly enough of it to give the ship steerage-way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Young America, with every rag of canvas set, including studding-sails alow and aloft, rolled and pitched gracefully on the long swells of the German Ocean.
