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From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
1805
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From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
BlowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading We have had a nasty blowing night, and it looks very dirty.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
Emma
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From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
guineanounUS /ˈɡɪni/
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had a nasty blowing night, and it looks very dirty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had a nasty blowing night, and it looks very dirty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
immediately past
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading We have had a nasty blowing night, and it looks very dirty.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading We have had a nasty blowing night, and it looks very dirty.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
o'ClockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
Post-Office
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From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
on the contrary
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
signalizing
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From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I am now signalizing the ships at Plymouth to join me; but, I rather doubt their ability to get to sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
Torbay
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From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
precisely as stated
From this reading We have had a nasty blowing night, and it looks very dirty.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Victory, off Plymouth, September 17th, [1805.] Nine o'Clock in the Morning.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had a nasty blowing night, and it looks very dirty.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Blowing fresh at W.S.W. dead foul wind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I sent, my own Dearest Emma, a letter for you, last night, in a Torbay boat, and gave the man a guinea to put it in the Post-Office.
