used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
ascertainverbUS /ˌæsərˈteɪn/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
barquenoun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
Blanche
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From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
confined by bonds
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
Braine
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From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
drapedadjectiveUS /dreɪpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
divisible by two
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
set up or found
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
to a considerable degree
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
lensesnounUS /ˈlenzəz/
plural of “lens” — a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
loftilyadverb
in a lofty manner
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
main-top
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From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
moonsails
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From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
navigationnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
by chance
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
one of four equal parts
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
riggedadjectiveUS /rɪɡd/
fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
royalsnounUS /ˈrɔɪəlz/
plural of “royal” — a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
soaringadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrɪŋ/
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
telescopeverbUS /ˈteləskoʊp/
crush together or collapse
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For a couple of days nothing that need find a place in this narrative happened.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
precisely as stated
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
weatherlyadjectiveUS /ˈweðərli/
(of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled
From this reading She was heading our course, perhaps making a slightly more weatherly navigation, and full blown as she looked to be—a large, soft cloud of canvas in the lenses of the telescope—we passed her at the rate of two feet to her one; and some time before sunset we had sunk her to her royals on the quarter.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
at the time that
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
in or at the place that
From this reading Miss Temple wanted me to ask Captain Braine to run the _Lady Blanche_ into speaking distance of the brig, that we might ascertain where she was bound to and get on board of her.
windwardnounUS /ˈwɪndwərd/
the direction from which the wind is coming
From this reading On the afternoon of the third day of our being aboard the barque we sighted a sail, hull down, to windward.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading I climbed into the main-top and examined her through the glass, and found her a brig, very loftily rigged, her canvas soaring into moonsails, a sight I had never before witnessed at sea, even in those days when ships went more heavily draped than they do in these.
