Chapter III

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

anew

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

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From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

at any time

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.

plural of “fin” — the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

moving swiftly

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.

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

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

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From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading There was a mast pole with a limp skin-thing for sail.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

a vertical spar for supporting sails

From this reading There was a mast pole with a limp skin-thing for sail.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

not any; not one

From this reading This was no whale.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading There was a mast pole with a limp skin-thing for sail.

the sport of engaging in contests of speed

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading There was a mast pole with a limp skin-thing for sail.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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From this reading There was a mast pole with a limp skin-thing for sail.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a mast pole with a limp skin-thing for sail.

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

From this reading This was no whale.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

in the direction of

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

free from emotional agitation or nervous tension

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

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

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

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 It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading It was like a huge whale, racing, galloping, coming in leaps and bounds of flying fins over the water towards the fort.

at the time that

From this reading THE OUTLAW HUNTERS Chirikoff's crew on the _St Paul_ had long since returned in safety to Kamchatka, and the garrison of the fort on Avacha Bay had given up Bering's men as lost for ever, when one August morning the sentinel on guard along the shore front of Petropavlovsk descried a strange apparition approaching across the silver surface of an unruffled sea.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The soldier telescoped his eyes with his hands and looked again.