20th
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
confined by bonds
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
without doubt or question
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
GiantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
HalifaxnounUS /ˈhælɪfæks/
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
inshoreadjectiveUS /ˈɪnˈʃɔːr/
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
loomingverbUS /ˈluːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
march in a procession
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
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 well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
not any; not one
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
NovanounUS /ˈnoʊvə/
a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
and nothing more
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
overcastnounUS /ˈoʊvərkæst/
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
PortlandnounUS /ˈpɔːrtlənd/
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
SablenounUS /ˈseɪbəl/
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
cut with a saw
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
Scotia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship had rounded Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, during the night of March 20th.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
steamshipnounUS /ˈstiːmʃɪp/
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Coming of the Giants_ The first of the giants was reported by a small steamship out of Halifax, bound for Portland.
(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 It was well inshore from the ship; and though it was only a few miles away, it was not seen clearly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
in or at the place that
From this reading The ship's lookout saw what at first looked like a huge dark rock looming out of the ocean where no rock should have been.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sea was stormy; the night overcast with almost a gale from the north.
