used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A Spanish expedition under a Portuguese leader shortly afterwards reached the coast of New Brunswick.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading First came the British, led by an Italian pilot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
apportionedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔːrʃənd/
given out in portions
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
BretonnounUS /ˈbretən/
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
BrunswicknounUS /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/
a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading A Spanish expedition under a Portuguese leader shortly afterwards reached the coast of New Brunswick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First came the British, led by an Italian pilot.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading First came the British, led by an Italian pilot.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
ConquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
the act of discovering something
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
DominionnounUS /dəˈmɪnjən/
dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
ExplorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First came the British, led by an Italian pilot.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading First came the British, led by an Italian pilot.
LabradornounUS /ˈlæbrədɔːr/
the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading A Spanish expedition under a Portuguese leader shortly afterwards reached the coast of New Brunswick.
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 First came the British, led by an Italian pilot.
most important element
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A Spanish expedition under a Portuguese leader shortly afterwards reached the coast of New Brunswick.
NewfoundlandnounUS /ˈnuːfəndlənd/
a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
north-eastadverbUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
NovanounUS /ˈnoʊvə/
a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading First came the British, led by an Italian pilot.
PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
Scotia
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From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
for a short time
From this reading A Spanish expedition under a Portuguese leader shortly afterwards reached the coast of New Brunswick.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading A Spanish expedition under a Portuguese leader shortly afterwards reached the coast of New Brunswick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They discovered Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Hudson Bay Explorers and the British Conquest of all Canada In a general way the discovery of the main features of the vast Canadian Dominion may be thus apportioned amongst the different European nations.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
which person or people
From this reading Then came the Portuguese, who discovered the north-east of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, while a French expedition under an Italian captain reached to Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland.
