used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
(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 “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
attemptingverbUS /əˈtemptɪŋ/
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
civilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
ColombianounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/
a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
consoleverbUS /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
Jim
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From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
Jiminez
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From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
nation'snounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
possessive form of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
transport commercially
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
carry out
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All is not lost,” replied Little Jim, attempting to console him.
typhoonnounUS /ˌtaɪˈfuːn/
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
From this reading “A nation’s fate has been decided by a South Sea typhoon!”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “This is a terrible experience,” said De Jiminez in a gloomy voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Perhaps the natives of this island are civilized and friendly, and will care for us until we can find another ship to take us to Colombia.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “The ship is high on the rocks yonder, and all the arms and ammunition may yet be saved.
