68
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From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No warning had been given.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
DISCUSSESverbUS /dɪˈskʌsəz/
third-person singular of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
Fenway
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From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
Gardner'snounUS /ˈɡɑːrdnərz/
possessive form of “gardner” — United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a person of German nationality
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading No warning had been given.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
intense and profound fear
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
ten 10s
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
KITCHENERnounUS /ˈkɪtʃənər/
British field marshal (1850-1916)
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
linernounUS /ˈlaɪnər/
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
the force of workers available
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
neutraladjectiveUS /ˈnuːtrəl/
having no personal preference
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
information about recent and important events
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
not any; not one
From this reading No warning had been given.
non-combatants
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From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
PROBLEMSnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
scoutingnounUS /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
transport commercially
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
shiploadnounUS /ˈʃɪploʊd/
the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
sixty-threeadjective
being three more than sixty
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
having a supporting base
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
submarinenounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No chance had been offered for women or children or neutral passengers to escape.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
VISITSnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
a message informing of danger
From this reading No warning had been given.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
at the time that
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Eighteen hundred and sixty-three men, women, and children went down with the ship.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The German submarine U-68, scouting off the coast of Maine, had sunk the American liner _Manhattan_, the largest passenger vessel in the world, as she raced toward Bar Harbor with her shipload of non-combatants.
ZeppelinnounUS /ˈzepɪlɪn/
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS I was standing with Count Zeppelin in the doorway of Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace when the news of the great sea horror reached Boston.
