used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
AmbernounUS /ˈæmbər/
a deep yellow color
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
for the reason that
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
of short duration or distance
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
the act of discovering something
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
JensennounUS /ˈdʒensən/
modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
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 But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
engage in
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
on one occasion
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
and nothing more
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
the act of using
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
at the time that
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
which person or people
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I MAKE A DISCOVERY I have been brief with our adventure so far, because it only began to be adventurous after we had left the Cape leagues behind us.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But when the adventure did begin it began briskly, and having once made a beginning it did not make an end for long enough, nor without great changes of fortune.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Up to that time, though the voyage was full of wonders for me, it was but one voyage with another for those who use the sea.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading One night, somewhat late, Captain Amber wished for a word with Jensen.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it began, as a big business often does begin, in a very little matter.
