Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

how long something has existed

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

the descendants of one individual

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

inflected form of “breed” — call forth

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

plural of “career” — the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

a period of 100 years

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

plural of “clipper” — (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

bring under control by force or authority

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

well in the past; former

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

moving swiftly

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

covered with forest

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

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From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

a state of high honor

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

toward home

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

situated away from an area's coast or border

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

immediately past

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

plural of “legion” — archaic terms for army

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

for more time

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

of or relating to the sea

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

eminent beyond or above comparison

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

possessive form of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

be oriented

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

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 twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

engagingly stimulating or provocative

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

plural of “squadron” — a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

highest in quality

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

possessing sweep

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

moving very fast

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

from that time on

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

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From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

having passed out of existence

From this reading A PORT OF VANISHED FLEETS American ships and sailors have almost vanished from the seas that lie beyond their own coasts.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

at the time that

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

belonging to which person

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading The boys of the Atlantic coast, whose fathers had followed the sea in legions, turned inland to find their careers, and the sterling qualities which had been bred in the bone by generations of salty ancestry now helped to conquer the western wilderness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The last great chapter of the nation’s life on blue water was written in the days of the matchless clippers which swept round the Horn to San Francisco or fled homeward from the Orient in the van of the tea fleets.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading The twentieth century has forgotten the era when Yankee topsails, like flying clouds, flecked every ocean, when tall spars forested every Atlantic port from Portland to Charleston, and when the American spirit of adventurous enterprise and rivalry was in its finest flower on the decks of our merchant squadrons.

a late time of life

From this reading The Cape Horn clipper was able to survive the coming of the Age of Steam a few years longer than the Atlantic packet ships, such as the _Dreadnought_, but her glory departed with the Civil War and thereafter the story of the American merchant marine is one of swift and sorrowful decay.