used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
(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 With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The emperor was at the height of his power.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
DirectorynounUS /dərˈektəri/
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The emperor was at the height of his power.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
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 With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
FultonnounUS /ˈfʊltən/
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
governingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/
responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The emperor was at the height of his power.
hinderedverbUS /ˈhɪndərd/
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
NautilusnounUS /ˈnɔːtələs/
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The emperor was at the height of his power.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The emperor was at the height of his power.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
sea-shell
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From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
get by special effort
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
SUBMARINEnounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
supremacynounUS /səˈpreməsi/
power to dominate or defeat
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
torpedo-boat
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From this reading BUILDING THE FIRST SUBMARINE And now Fulton began to build his submarine torpedo-boat and named it _Nautilus_, meaning a sea-shell.
unrestnounUS /ənˈrest/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With France and England at war, disturbed conditions prevailed throughout Europe and the unrest hindered all progress.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Fulton offered to the French nation, through its governing body, his original weapon to secure their supremacy upon the seas throughout the world.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He wrote a letter to the French Directory and offered to submit his plan and explain his engine to Napoleon, whom he had heard was “a good engineer.”
