Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

use to one's advantage

From this reading Everything was done to conciliate the fickle wind, but without avail.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

make calm or still

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

put or send forth

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

From this reading Everything was done to conciliate the fickle wind, but without avail.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

placed crosswise

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

the specified day of the month

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

From this reading IN THE DOLDRUMS.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Everything was done to conciliate the fickle wind, but without avail.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything was done to conciliate the fickle wind, but without avail.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

From this reading Everything was done to conciliate the fickle wind, but without avail.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THE DOLDRUMS.

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

past form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

the work of a sailor

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

make steady

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

sexually exciting or gratifying

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE DOLDRUMS.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was a changeable day, but close and sultry, and the heat between decks was intolerable.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Everything was done to conciliate the fickle wind, but without avail.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Aided by the steady trades, the _Pandora_ crept up to the line, and in little more than a month from her date of sailing she crossed that invisible goal, and fell in with a dead calm in the horse latitudes.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Everything was done to conciliate the fickle wind, but without avail.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The sun occasionally peeped out from behind black clouds, and cast his scorching rays upon the troubled waters, which rose and fell in angry chops, like the breast of an indignant woman.