14th
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From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
(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 VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
ASCENSIONnounUS /əˈsenʃən/
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
From this reading HELENA—ASCENSION ISLAND—ST.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
behavingverbUS /bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
delicaciesnounUS /ˈdelɪkəsiz/
plural of “delicacy” — the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
at any time
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
HELENAnounUS /ˈhelənə/
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading HELENA—ASCENSION ISLAND—ST.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading HELENA—ASCENSION ISLAND—ST.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
the act of departing
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
Macklin's
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From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
bring forth or yield
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
QuestnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
quotedverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪd/
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
solicitousadjectiveUS /səˈlɪsətəs/
full of anxiety and concern
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
in the near future
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
ST
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From this reading ST.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
verbatimadjectiveUS /vərˈbeɪtəm/
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
From this reading As I was in bed the following is quoted verbatim from Macklin’s diary:
VINCENT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
which person or people
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _July 14th._ A lovely sunny day with smooth sea, and the _Quest_ behaving better than she has ever done before.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading VINCENT For the first few days at sea after leaving Cape Town I was obliged to keep my bunk, but the care of the doctors, the solicitous attentions of Green, who went to all sorts of length to produce delicacies for me, and the good salt air worked wonders, and I began to regain strength and was soon up and about.
