used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
createverbUS /kriˈeɪt/
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
erringadjectiveUS /ˈerɪŋ/
capable of making an error
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
ethernounUS /ˈiːθər/
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
HEMISPHEREnounUS /ˈhemɪsfɪr/
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
and nothing more
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
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 They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
meteorsnounUS /ˈmiːtiərz/
plural of “meteor” — (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
perilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
projectilenounUS /prəˈdʒektəl/
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
rencontre
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From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
sandbanks
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From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travellers.
unforeseenadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/
not anticipated
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
precisely as stated
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforeseen one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have thought of such a rencontre with meteors?
