1870
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From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
BrooklynnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading What kind of a place I had myself no clear notion of.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I would let that work out as it could.
craftnounUS /kræft/
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
ferryboatsnounUS /ˈferiboʊts/
plural of “ferryboat” — a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
GAMEnounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
GardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
HANDnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
hivenounUS /haɪv/
a teeming multitude
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
IowanounUS /ˈaɪəwə/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading What kind of a place I had myself no clear notion of.
LANDnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I would let that work out as it could.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading What kind of a place I had myself no clear notion of.
NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What kind of a place I had myself no clear notion of.
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading What kind of a place I had myself no clear notion of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I would let that work out as it could.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
portnounUS /pɔːrt/
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
stirverbUS /stɜːr/
move an implement through
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
TAKEverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
teemingadjectiveUS /ˈtiːmɪŋ/
abundantly filled with especially living things
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had come up during the night, and cast anchor off Castle Garden.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What kind of a place I had myself no clear notion of.
Whitsundaynoun
seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I would let that work out as it could.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a beautiful spring morning, and as I looked over the rail at the miles of straight streets, the green heights of Brooklyn, and the stir of ferryboats and pleasure craft on the river, my hopes rose high that somewhere in this teeming hive there would be a place for me.
YORKnounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I LAND IN NEW YORK AND TAKE A HAND IN THE GAME The steamer _Iowa_, from Glasgow, made port, after a long and stormy voyage, on Whitsunday, 1870.
