used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
Company'snounUS /ˈkʌmpəniz/
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
command with authority
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
hazardousadjectiveUS /ˈhæzərdəs/
involving risk or danger
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
how
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From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
Hudson'snounUS /ˈhʌdsənz/
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
the force of workers available
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
MontrealnounUS /ˌmʌntriˈɔːl/
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
held or filled or in use
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
postsnounUS /poʊsts/
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
transport commercially
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
straitsnounUS /streɪts/
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
Trans-Atlantic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
voyagesnounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒəz/
plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing of the kind, however, was expected by the travellers on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s vessel.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
at the time that
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In those days, when the trip was made on a small sailing vessel, they started out with the anticipation of a voyage which might occupy six months, or even a year, and with this was the chance that the ship might be caught in the endless fields of ice which occupied the straits for so long a season and never reach its destination.
which person or people
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _THE VOYAGE._ Trans-Atlantic voyages in those days were not made with the same comfort nor by any means in the same time that are occupied now.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Even now we know how uncertain and even hazardous a voyage into the great northern inland sea--for in those days the most direct passage to the Company’s Western posts was by way of Hudson Bay--can be at certain seasons of the year.
a late time of life
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young men who have been coming to Canada in recent years board a ship in Liverpool on Friday and land at Montreal on Friday or Saturday.
