used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading But of these adventures there remains no record.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
in addition
From this reading In Scotland, also, he had ravaged and plundered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
Bamborough
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From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
Berwick
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From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of these adventures there remains no record.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
coastsnounUS /koʊsts/
plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
FirthnounUS /fɜːrθ/
English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
harriedadjectiveUS /ˈherid/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
HumbernounUS /ˈhʌmbər/
an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
Ida's
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From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
not any; not one
From this reading But of these adventures there remains no record.
Northumberlandnoun
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
Olaf
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From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
Orkney
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From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
Pentland
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From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
plunderedadjectiveUS /ˈplʌndərd/
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading In Scotland, also, he had ravaged and plundered.
raidverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
ravagedadjectiveUS /ˈrævɪdʒd/
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
From this reading In Scotland, also, he had ravaged and plundered.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading But of these adventures there remains no record.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading But of these adventures there remains no record.
replenishverbUS /riˈplenɪʃ/
fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading In Scotland, also, he had ravaged and plundered.
seasidenounUS /ˈsiːsaɪd/
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
steeredverbUS /stɪrd/
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
stormedverbUS /stɔːrmd/
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But of these adventures there remains no record.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But of these adventures there remains no record.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
Triggvison
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From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
turbulentadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On his way northward along the coasts of England he had many times made a landing to plunder some seaside village and to replenish his stores of food and water.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He had harried wide on both shores of the Humber and in Northumberland, had stormed King Ida's fortress of Bamborough, and made a raid upon Berwick.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading On a certain day in the late winter of the next year Olaf Triggvison led his fleet across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, and steered his course for the islands of Orkney.
