Abigail
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From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --Loss of "The Crisis."--The "Three Chimneys."--Calamities at Sea.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
CalamitiesnounUS /kəˈlæmətiz/
plural of “calamity” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading --Loss of "The Crisis."--The "Three Chimneys."--Calamities at Sea.
ChimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading --Loss of "The Crisis."--The "Three Chimneys."--Calamities at Sea.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading --Comparative Sailing.--Pilot-boats.--Coast of Dorsetshire.--The Needles.
ComparativeadjectiveUS /kəmˈperətɪv/
relating to or based on or involving comparison
From this reading --Comparative Sailing.--Pilot-boats.--Coast of Dorsetshire.--The Needles.
CrisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading --Loss of "The Crisis."--The "Three Chimneys."--Calamities at Sea.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading --Sailing-match.--View of the Eddystone.--The Don Quixote.
Dorsetshire
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From this reading --Comparative Sailing.--Pilot-boats.--Coast of Dorsetshire.--The Needles.
Eddystone
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From this reading --Sailing-match.--View of the Eddystone.--The Don Quixote.
EmbarkationnounUS /ˌembɑːrˈkeɪʃən/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
to come or go into
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
falsifiedverbUS /ˈfɔːlsəfaɪd/
inflected form of “falsify” — make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
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.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
Land-birds
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From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
Leave-takingnoun
the act of departing politely
From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
something that is lost
From this reading --Loss of "The Crisis."--The "Three Chimneys."--Calamities at Sea.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
NeedlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading --Comparative Sailing.--Pilot-boats.--Coast of Dorsetshire.--The Needles.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
OminousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
Packet-ships
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From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
Pilot-boats
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From this reading --Comparative Sailing.--Pilot-boats.--Coast of Dorsetshire.--The Needles.
PredictionnounUS /priˈdɪkʃən/
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
ProphetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
Quixote
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From this reading --Sailing-match.--View of the Eddystone.--The Don Quixote.
SailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading --Comparative Sailing.--Pilot-boats.--Coast of Dorsetshire.--The Needles.
Sailing-match
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From this reading --Sailing-match.--View of the Eddystone.--The Don Quixote.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading --Loss of "The Crisis."--The "Three Chimneys."--Calamities at Sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --The Hudson.--Ominous Prediction.--The Prophet falsified.--Enter the Atlantic.--"Land-birds."--Our Master.--Officers of Packet-ships.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading --Loss of "The Crisis."--The "Three Chimneys."--Calamities at Sea.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading --Sailing-match.--View of the Eddystone.--The Don Quixote.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Our Embarkation.--Leave-taking.--Our Abigail.--Bay of New York.
