Chapter XVIII · Drake's Exploit with a Sleeping Spaniard--His

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

plural of “achievement” — the action of accomplishing something

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

later than; following

From this reading A fortnight after leaving Valparaiso, Drake anchored at the mouth of the Coquimbo.

a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably

From this reading A fortnight after leaving Valparaiso, Drake anchored at the mouth of the Coquimbo.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

in a state of sleep

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

only a very short time before

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

plural of “californian” — a native or resident of California

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

plural of “capture” — the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading A fortnight after leaving Valparaiso, Drake anchored at the mouth of the Coquimbo.

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

third-person singular of “dismiss” — bar from attention or consideration

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

From this reading A fortnight after leaving Valparaiso, Drake anchored at the mouth of the Coquimbo.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

set up or found

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

ten 10s

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the act of departing

From this reading A fortnight after leaving Valparaiso, Drake anchored at the mouth of the Coquimbo.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading A fortnight after leaving Valparaiso, Drake anchored at the mouth of the Coquimbo.

not any; not one

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

the northwestern region of the United States

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

operate an airplane

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the act of receiving

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

the state of being asleep

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

a native or inhabitant of Spain

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

(of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

arousing affect

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

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

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

not known

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the act of using

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile

From this reading A fortnight after leaving Valparaiso, Drake anchored at the mouth of the Coquimbo.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

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

From this reading At another place, called Tarapaca, the waterers found a Spaniard lying asleep, and took from him thirteen bars of silver of the value of four thousand ducats.

shedding tears

From this reading The watering party sent ashore had barely time to escape from a body of five hundred horse and foot.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Southey states, as if it were a trait of magnanimity, that no personal injury was offered to the sleeping man.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading ACHIEVEMENTS AT CALLAO--BATTLE WITH A TREASURE-SHIP--DRAKE GIVES A RECEIPT FOR HER CARGO--INDITES A TOUCHING EPISTLE--HIS PLANS FOR RETURNING HOME--FRESH CAPTURES--PERFORMANCES AT GUATULCO AND ACAPULCO--DRAKE DISMISSES HIS PILOT--EXCEEDING COLD WEATHER--DRAKE REGARDED AS A GOD BY THE CALIFORNIANS--SAILS FOR THE MOLUCCAS--VISITS TERNATE AND CELEBES--THE PELICAN UPON A REEF--THE RETURN VOYAGE--PROTEST OF THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR--HE STYLES DRAKE THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD--QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BOARD THE PELICAN--DRAKE'S USE OF HIS FORTUNE--HIS DEATH--THE VOYAGE OF JOHN DAVIS TO THE NORTHWEST.