used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Porpoises frolicked around us.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
AzoresnounUS /əˈzɔːrz/
islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
FlocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
moving swiftly
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
frolicked
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From this reading Porpoises frolicked around us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
GibraltarnounUS /dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
PorpoisesnounUS /ˈpɔːrpəsəz/
plural of “porpoise” — any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
From this reading Porpoises frolicked around us.
PortugalnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡəl/
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
sea-gulls
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From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
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 Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Flocks of sea-gulls followed us as we passed the southern coast of Europe.
St
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From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Porpoises frolicked around us.
Vincent
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From this reading Through the Azores we sailed until we came in sight of the red cliffs of St. Vincent, on the Portugal coast.
warmernounUS /ˈwɔːrmər/
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
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 Flying fish arose from the water and shot over the surface like silver arrows.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BETRAYED It grew warmer as we approached Gibraltar.
