adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
audaciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈdeɪʃəs/
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Emotion was great on board the Susquehanna.
fearless and daring
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading J.T. MASTON CALLED IN.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading They only thought of the catastrophe which terminated the journey.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
any strong feeling
From this reading Emotion was great on board the Susquehanna.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Emotion was great on board the Susquehanna.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading J.T. MASTON CALLED IN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J.T. MASTON CALLED IN.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading They only thought of the catastrophe which terminated the journey.
and nothing more
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
MASTON
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From this reading J.T. MASTON CALLED IN.
moatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Emotion was great on board the Susquehanna.
and nothing more
From this reading They only thought of the catastrophe which terminated the journey.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
SusquehannanounUS /ˌsuːskweˈhænə/
a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay
From this reading Emotion was great on board the Susquehanna.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading J.T. MASTON CALLED IN.
terminatedadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading They only thought of the catastrophe which terminated the journey.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emotion was great on board the Susquehanna.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Officers and sailors forgot the terrible danger they had just been in--the danger of being crushed and sunk.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They only thought of the catastrophe which terminated the journey.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emotion was great on board the Susquehanna.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They only thought of the catastrophe which terminated the journey.
which person or people
From this reading Thus, therefore, the moat audacious enterprise of ancient and modern times lost the life of the bold adventurers who had attempted it.
