Chapter XXXI

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

speak to

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

noisy quarrel

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

anew

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

possessing life

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

an early form of sextant

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

the act of discovering something

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

an erect penis

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

to travel for the purpose of discovery

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

plural of “frigate” — a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

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

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

a state of high honor

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

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

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

plural of “isle” — a small island

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a native or inhabitant of Japan

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

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From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading LOUIS XVI.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

plural of “navigator” — the ship's officer in charge of navigation

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

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From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

an amount of time

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

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From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

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From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

-ing form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

unusual or striking

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

have in common

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Louis XVI., King of France, became at this period deeply interested in the study of the science of geography and navigation.

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

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading AND THE SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION--VOYAGE OF LAPÉROUSE--ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND--ADDRESS OF THE NATIVES--OWHYHEE--TRADE AT MOWEE--SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN COAST--A REMARKABLE INLET--DISTRESSING CALAMITY--SOJOURN AT MONTEREY--RUN ACROSS THE PACIFIC--THE JAPANESE WATERS--ARRIVAL AT PETROPAULOWSKI--AFFRAY AT NAVIGATORS' ISLES--LAPÉROUSE ARRIVES AT BOTANY BAY, AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN, ALIVE OR DEAD--VOYAGES MADE IN SEARCH OF HIM--D'ENTRECASTEAUX--DILLON--D'URVILLE--DISCOVERY OF NUMEROUS RELICS OF THE SHIPS AT MANICOLO--THEORY OF THE FATE OF LAPÉROUSE--ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.

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

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

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

From this reading Upon the perusal of the voyages, discoveries, and services of Cook, he conceived the idea of admitting the French nation to a share in the glory which the English were reaping from maritime adventure and exploration.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He drew up a plan of campaign with his own hand, ordered the two frigates Boussole and Astrolabe to be prepared for sea, and gave the command of the expedition to Jean-François Galaup de la Pérouse,--better known as Lapérouse.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

From this reading LOUIS XVI.