used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
allowingverbUS /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
aspectsnounUS /ˈæspekts/
plural of “aspect” — a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay," replied Bradford.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
Billington
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From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
BradfordnounUS /ˈbrædfərd/
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading "Ay," replied Bradford.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
at any time
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
death of a person
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS GRAVE.
Gurnet's
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From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
Manomet
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From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
masteredadjectiveUS /ˈmæstərd/
understood perfectly
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
methinks
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From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS GRAVE.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
on one occasion
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
out-of-dooradjective
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
prowlings
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From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Ay," replied Bradford.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
StandishnounUS /ˈstændɪʃ/
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS GRAVE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "A fair and goodly day!" exclaimed Standish ever sensitive to the aspects of nature, although never allowing himself to be mastered by any extremity of weather.
weatherwise
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From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Let us once weather the Gurnet's Nose, and a south wind will not harm us," ventured Billington, whose out-of-door prowlings had at least made him weatherwise.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet methinks that cloud rising over Manomet hath a stormy look."
