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From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
1643
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From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
1767
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From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
37
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From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
8
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From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
in addition
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
circularadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjələr/
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
consistsverbUS /kənˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
Crozet's
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From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
d'Acunha
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From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
Edward'snounUS /ˈedwərdz/
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
larboardnoun
the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
the act of departing
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
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 We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
longitudenounUS /ˈlɑːndʒətuːd/
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
Marion's
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From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
retracingverbUS /riˈtreɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
trianglenounUS /ˈtraɪæŋɡəl/
a three-sided polygon
From this reading The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
TristannounUS /ˈtrɪstæn/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
twelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
precisely as stated
From this reading The land in all of them is very high, especially in Tristan d'Acunha, properly so called.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
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 We afterward passed Prince Edward's Island, leaving it also on our left; then, steering more to the northward, made, in fifteen days, the islands of Tristan d'Acunha, in latitude 37° 8' S., longitude 12° 8' W.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading On the twelfth we made sail from Christmas Harbour, retracing our way to the westward, and leaving Marion's Island, one of Crozet's group, on the larboard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This group, now so well known, and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the French in 1767.
