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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
all
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was a good vessel, but she was an old one, and she had had a rough time of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
bad
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
became
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
behaved
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
board
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
brig
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
chain
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
changed
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
COAST
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
days
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
end
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
entered
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
followed
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
Gulf
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
head
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
headway
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
islands
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
laid
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
lead
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
lie
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
made
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
Magellan
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
mainland
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
masts
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
Miranda
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
now
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
old
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From this reading She was a good vessel, but she was an old one, and she had had a rough time of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was a good vessel, but she was an old one, and she had had a rough time of it.
opened
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
PATAGONIA
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
Penas
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
progress
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
protected
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
reaching
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
rough
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From this reading She was a good vessel, but she was an old one, and she had had a rough time of it.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
satisfactory
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
sea
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
seams
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
season
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
smoother
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
some
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
stormy
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
straining
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
Straits
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
taking
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
ten
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
Valparaiso
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
very
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
vessel
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
water
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
waterways
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From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
weather
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
well
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From this reading The vessel behaved very well in the stormy days that followed, but she made very little headway.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
winds
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From this reading THE COAST OF PATAGONIA For about ten days after the brig _Miranda_ left Valparaiso she had good winds and fair weather, and her progress was satisfactory to all on board, but at the end of that time she entered upon a season of head winds and bad weather.
working
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From this reading When the weather at last changed and the sea became smoother, it was found that the working and straining of the masts during the violent weather had opened some of the seams of the brig, and that she was taking in water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her course was now laid toward the Gulf of Penas, after reaching which she would sail along the protected waterways between the chain of islands which lie along the coast and the mainland, and which lead into the Straits of Magellan.
