Chapter V · The Voyage of Hanno the Carthaginian--He sees

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

present in great quantity

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

later than; following

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

in addition

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

a deep yellow color

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

plural of “ape” — any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

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From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a period of 100 years

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

plural of “crocodile” — large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

set up or found

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

urged or forced to action through moral pressure

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

for more time

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a native or inhabitant of Macedon

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

engage in

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the force of workers available

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

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 CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the ship's officer in charge of navigation

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

not any; not one

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

an amount of time

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a native or inhabitant of Iran

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

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From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

buying or selling securities or commodities

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

unwillingness to tell lies

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

plural of “volcano” — a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He set sail with a fleet of sixty vessels, each of which was impelled by fifty oars.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At a period which it is no longer possible to settle with precision, but certainly anterior to the fifth century B.C., the Carthaginians, then in the height of their maritime and commercial prosperity, ordered a navigator by the name of Hanno to make a voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules, and to found cities along the western shore of Africa.

in the company of; together with

From this reading CROCODILES, APES, AND VOLCANOES--THE VOYAGE OF HIMILCON TO AL-BION--THE VOYAGE AND IGNOMINIOUS FATE OF SATASPES THE PERSIAN--THE VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS THE PHOCIAN--THE SACRED PROMONTORY--A NEW ATMOSPHERE--AMBER--RETURN HOME--THE VERACITY OF PYTHEAS' NARRATIVE--THE EXPEDITION OF NEARCHUS THE MACEDONIAN--STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS--THE ICTHYOPHAGI--HOUSES BUILT OF THE BONES OF WHALES--FISH FLOUR--A BATTLE WITH WHALES--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING--THE DISTANCE TRAVERSED BY NEARCHUS--THE VOYAGE OF EUDOXUS ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST--STATE OF NAVIGATION AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within a week after passing the straits, they founded a city and erected a temple to Neptune; they also established five trading stations along the coast.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He carried with him thirty thousand men and women, with abundant supplies and provisions.