10
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From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
29
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From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
3
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From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
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From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
(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 Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Heavy black clouds swept over and the night was very dark.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Heavy black clouds swept over and the night was very dark.
dampishadjective
slightly wet
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Heavy black clouds swept over and the night was very dark.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
drearilyadverb
in a cheerless manner
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
fitfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪtfəl/
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
foozled
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From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had the launch on and then off and then some more.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Heavy black clouds swept over and the night was very dark.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
huggedverbUS /hʌɡd/
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading We had the launch on and then off and then some more.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We had the launch on and then off and then some more.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We had the launch on and then off and then some more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heavy black clouds swept over and the night was very dark.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
puffsnounUS /pʌfs/
plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
on the contrary
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
soakingnounUS /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We had the launch on and then off and then some more.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
southerlyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərli/
situated in or oriented toward the south
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
make steady
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
possessing sweep
From this reading Heavy black clouds swept over and the night was very dark.
tackverbUS /tæk/
fasten with tacks
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
precisely as stated
From this reading Heavy black clouds swept over and the night was very dark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
westerlyadverbUS /ˈwestərli/
toward the west
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
at the time that
From this reading We made our good four knots an hour until about 3 p.m., when taking a fair westerly breeze we made sail and hugged shore close hauled on starboard tack.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Wind all foozled out by night, and then came in fitful dampish puffs out of the south.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The glass was steady at 29-9/10 but the sun set in an ugly looking cloud bank, and night came rather drearily as it does with a soaking, southerly air.
