adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
Amana
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From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
ballastnounUS /ˈbæləst/
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
Ciawani
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From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
companiesnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniːz/
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
well in the past; former
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/
wanted intensely
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/
without deviation
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
ebbverbUS /eb/
flow back or recede
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
four-score
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From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
fro
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From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
galleynounUS /ˈɡæli/
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
haulingnounUS /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
portnounUS /pɔːrt/
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
rooksnounUS /rʊks/
plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
spellverbUS /spel/
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading But the next morning, after we had cast out all her ballast, with tugging and hauling to and fro we got her afloat and went on.
turnings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The third day that we entered the river, our galley came on ground; and stuck so fast as we thought that even there our discovery had ended, and that we must have left four-score and ten of our men to have inhabited, like rooks upon trees, with those nations.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
violentadjectiveUS /ˈvaɪələnt/
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
windings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After we departed from the port of these Ciawani we passed up the river with the flood and anchored the ebb, and in this sort we went onward.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At four days' end we fell into as goodly a river as ever I beheld, which was called the great Amana, which ran more directly without windings and turnings than the other.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But soon after the flood of the sea left us; and, being enforced either by main strength to row against a violent current, or to return as wise as we went out, we had then no shift but to persuade the companies that it was but two or three days' work, and therefore desired them to take pains, every gentleman and others taking their turns to row, and to spell one the other at the hour's end.
