Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

appointed to a post or duty

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

a county in southwestern England

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He was of good family and well to do.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

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 JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

a social unit living together

From this reading He was of good family and well to do.

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

a man of refinement

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He was of good family and well to do.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

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

From this reading He was of good family and well to do.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

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

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

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

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was of good family and well to do.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

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From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

by chance

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

a boat for communication between ship and shore

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

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

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

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

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

term of address for a man

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It is at least certain that he held in that voyage a position of authority considerably greater than that of "soldier, mariner, and cook"--the rates assigned to him by Sir Richard Hawkins.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

in the direction of

From this reading He may, perhaps, have given money towards the fitting out of Drake's squadron.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

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

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He was of good family and well to do.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading On his return from the Nombre de Dios raid, he disappears, and it is uncertain whether he followed Drake to Ireland, or settled down at home in Devonshire.

which person or people

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.

in the company of; together with

From this reading JOHN OXENHAM The voyage--His pinnace--Into the South Sea--Disaster--His unhappy end The John Oxenham, or Oxnam, who followed Drake to Nombre de Dios, and stood with him that sunny day watching the blue Pacific from the tree-top, was a Devonshire gentleman from South Tawton.