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From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
AmournounUS /ˌɑːˈmuːr/
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
CAPEnounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
despatchverb
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
immediately past
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading This meat was stowed on the quarter-deck of the _Roosevelt_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
quarter-deck
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From this reading This meat was stowed on the quarter-deck of the _Roosevelt_.
RooseveltnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading This meat was stowed on the quarter-deck of the _Roosevelt_.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
St
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From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
stowedverbUS /stoʊd/
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading This meat was stowed on the quarter-deck of the _Roosevelt_.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
telegramsnounUS /ˈteləɡræmz/
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This meat was stowed on the quarter-deck of the _Roosevelt_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This meat was stowed on the quarter-deck of the _Roosevelt_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
whalesnounUS /weɪlz/
plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading Two whales had been captured there the day before, and I immediately bought one of them as food for the dogs.
whalingverbUS /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “whale” — hunt for whales
From this reading At Cape St. Charles we dropped anchor in front of the whaling station.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I wondered what my first despatch would be the following year.
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 UP TO CAPE YORK On Sunday, July 19, we sent a boat ashore at Point Amour Light with telegrams back home--the last.
