used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
Ancon
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From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
bobbingverbUS /ˈbɑːbɪŋ/
inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
Darien
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From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
exceptingverbUS /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
FormerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
hand-to-handadjective
being at close quarters
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
knivesnounUS /naɪvz/
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
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 And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
the force of workers available
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
and nothing more
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
PANAMAnounUS /ˈpænəmɑː/
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
Ringrose
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From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
Identical; not different.
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
term of address for a man
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
not in physical motion
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
taffrails
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From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Formerly it stood four miles to the east where it was taken by Sir Henry Morgan but then being burnt they removed it to the place where it now stands.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
at the time that
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
in or at the place that
From this reading He says: It stands in a deep bay and in form is round, excepting only that part where it runs along the sea side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PANAMA NEW AND OLD The Panama which Sharp and his men approached in their bobbing little canoes after that memorable trip across Darien, was the same city which still looks forth across the Pacific from the shadow of Ancon Hill.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading But it has altered greatly since the time when the pirates, knives in teeth, swarmed over the taffrails of the Spanish ships and in hand-to-hand battle won the day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet in many ways the description given of the town by Ringrose would serve as well for the present town.
