used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
Adolph
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From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
make calm or still
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
CanalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
fraughtadjectiveUS /frɔːt/
marked by distress
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
only a very short time before
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
hurricanenounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
mill-pond
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From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
MombasanounUS /mɑːmˈbɑːsə/
a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
plowingnounUS /ˈplaʊɪŋ/
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
RailwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
transport commercially
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
six-thousand-three-hundred-ton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
SueznounUS /ˈsuːez/
a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
Tanganoun
100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
tempestuousadjectiveUS /ˌtemˈpestʃuːəs/
characterized by violent emotions or behavior
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
tranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mediterranean was as smooth as a mill-pond, the Suez Canal was free from any tempestuous rolling, and the Red Sea was placid and hot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After some days we were in the Indian Ocean, plowing lazily along and counting the hours until we reached Mombasa.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lion hunting had not been fraught with any great hardships or dangers up to this time.
Woermann
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps after that the life of a lion hunter would be less tranquil and calm.
a late time of life
From this reading The _Adolph Woermann_ was a six-thousand-three-hundred-ton ship, three years old, and so heavily laden with guns and ammunition and steel rails for the Tanga Railway that it would hardly roll in a hurricane.
