1796
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From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
1797
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From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
19th
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From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
32
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From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
40
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From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
(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 went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Sir John Jervis had concentrated his fleet in Gibraltar Bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
Blanche
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From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
CartagenanounUS /ˌkɑːrtəˈdʒiːnə/
a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
CeresnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
Cockburn
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From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
CommodorenounUS /ˈkɑːmədɔːr/
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading Sir John Jervis had concentrated his fleet in Gibraltar Bay.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
Elba
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From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
ELLIOT
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From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Sir John Jervis had concentrated his fleet in Gibraltar Bay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
frigatesnounUS /ˈfrɪɡəts/
plural of “frigate” — a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
GibraltarnounUS /dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading Sir John Jervis had concentrated his fleet in Gibraltar Bay.
GILBERTnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir John Jervis had concentrated his fleet in Gibraltar Bay.
the state of being honored
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
instructedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
Jervis
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From this reading Sir John Jervis had concentrated his fleet in Gibraltar Bay.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Sir John Jervis had concentrated his fleet in Gibraltar Bay.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
Minerve
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From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
Nelson'snounUS /ˈnelsənz/
possessive form of “nelson” — English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
on one occasion
From this reading The Commodore at once instructed Captain Cockburn to bring the _Minerve_ to close action with the former.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
Sabina
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From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
have in common
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
term of address for a man
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
St
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From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
Vincent
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From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Nelson was making his way from thence to Elba in the _Minerve_, accompanied by the _Blanche_, both 32-gun frigates.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
at the time that
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All went well until late in the evening of the 19th December 1796, when they fell in with two Spanish frigates named the _Santa Sabina_ (40) and the _Ceres_ (40) off Cartagena.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nelson’s First Great Fight: The Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) “_To have had any share in it is honour enough for one man’s life, but to have been foremost on such a day could fall to your share alone_” SIR GILBERT ELLIOT.
