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From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
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From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
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 _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
DownsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
fifty-sevenadjective
being seven more than fifty
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
GreavesnounUS /ɡriːvz/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
HornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
keelnounUS /kiːl/
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
meridiannounUS /mərˈɪdiən/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
express in words
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
moving very fast
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE WATER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This passage, for so swift a keel, was a long one.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
look attentively
From this reading The _Black Watch_ had sailed through the Downs in the middle of September, and on the morning of December 12, 1814, she was upon the meridian of Cape Horn, and in about fifty-seven degrees south latitude.
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 THE WHITE WATER.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was owing to diabolical weather between the degrees of forty and fifty south.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE WATER.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Greaves and I would sometimes say that the devil was afloat in a craft of his own within that belt of ten degrees.
