used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
CoffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
placed crosswise
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
how
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From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
icebergsnounUS /ˈaɪsbərɡz/
plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
a message received and understood
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
the act of departing
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
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 Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
outingnounUS /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
in the near future
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
the season of growth
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
StraitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
strayverbUS /streɪ/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
required or under orders
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “My theory is,” answered the skipper, “that they were formed, and are constantly being added to, by icebergs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
VixennounUS /ˈvɪksɪn/
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading One day, soon after leaving the _Vixen_, the lead, running out to a great depth, showed them to have crossed the Grand Bank, and to be on the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
well-informedadjective
possessing sound knowledge
From this reading Captain Coffin was an unusually well-informed man, and as Breeze was always on the lookout for stray bits of information, he took advantage of the opportunity afforded by this long voyage to ask the skipper a great many questions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were talking of this, Breeze asked the captain how he supposed the Banks had been formed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, every spring thousands of these big fellows come sailing down through Davis Strait for their summer outing.
