used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Thus raged the battle until the evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
take in solid food
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Thus raged the battle until the evening.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
firingnounUS /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
hidesnounUS /haɪdz/
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
micenounUS /maɪs/
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
monkeysnounUS /ˈmʌŋkiz/
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
parrotsnounUS /ˈperəts/
plural of “parrot” — usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
the local environment
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
established beyond doubt
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Thus raged the battle until the evening.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
ratsnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
relentlesslyadverbUS /rɪˈlentləsli/
in a relentless manner
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
scarcitynounUS /ˈskersɪti/
a small and inadequate amount
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
transport commercially
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
in the near future
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
SpaniardsnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus raged the battle until the evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the English sailors jumped into their boats and rowed away, some gave in to the Spaniards, and some fought relentlessly.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
not known
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Thus raged the battle until the evening.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
migratory
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
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 As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading As night fell, Drake ordered the _Judith_ to put to sea, Hawkins followed, and wandering about in these unknown parts, with little water and a scarcity of food, hunger forced the weary sailors to eat hides, cats, dogs, mice, rats, parrots and monkeys.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So back they sailed, and, firing their little cannon with rapidity, soon held off the Spanish ship which threatened Hawkins himself with capture.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "It was the troublesome voyage," wrote Hawkins, and such, indeed, it had proved to be.
