adieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
CalfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading Towards evening the brig doubled the Calf of Man at the southern extremity of the island.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
placed crosswise
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
cutternounUS /ˈkʌtər/
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading Towards evening the brig doubled the Calf of Man at the southern extremity of the island.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Towards evening the brig doubled the Calf of Man at the southern extremity of the island.
extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading Towards evening the brig doubled the Calf of Man at the southern extremity of the island.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
galesnounUS /ɡeɪlz/
plural of “gale” — a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Towards evening the brig doubled the Calf of Man at the southern extremity of the island.
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
immediately past
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
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 At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
Richard
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From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
Shandon
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From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
in the near future
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Towards evening the brig doubled the Calf of Man at the southern extremity of the island.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain hailed from his deck the last adieu that the _Forward_ was destined to hear.
in the direction of
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The _Forward_ cut through the waves, and towards three o'clock crossed the mail steamer between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At five o'clock the pilot left the command in the hands of Richard Shandon, the commander of the brig, and regained his cutter, which, turning round, soon disappeared on the south-west.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading OUT AT SEA The wind was favourable, though it blew in April gales.
