1796
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From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
ADVENTUROUSadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
anew
From this reading "Whither bound?" came the challenge again from the man-o'-war that had hailed them.
(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 "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
react verbally
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
confined by bonds
From this reading "Whither bound?" came the challenge again from the man-o'-war that had hailed them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
the specified day of the month
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
DuffnounUS /dʌf/
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
ebb-tide
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From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
escapesnounUS /ɪˈskeɪps/
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
estuarynounUS /ˈestʃuːeri/
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading "Whither bound?" came the challenge again from the man-o'-war that had hailed them.
hairsbreadthnoun
a very small distance or space
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
ten 10s
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
a single distinct event
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What ship is that?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
man-o
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From this reading "Whither bound?" came the challenge again from the man-o'-war that had hailed them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
with low volume
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
transport commercially
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
ThamesnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What ship is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP _The Duff_ (Date of Incident, 1796) A ship crept quietly down the River Thames on an ebb-tide.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Whither bound?" came the challenge again from the man-o'-war that had hailed them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ship is that?"
at the time that
From this reading She was slipping out from the river into the estuary when suddenly a challenge rang out across the grey water.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading "Whither bound?" came the challenge again from the man-o'-war that had hailed them.
belonging to which person
From this reading "_The Duff_," was the answer that came back from the little ship whose captain had passed through a hundred hairsbreadth escapes in his life but was now starting on the strangest adventure of them all.
