Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

later than; following

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

(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 It was all wonderful.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

a youthful male person

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

at any time

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

a wide scope

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

covered with water

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

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From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

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From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was all wonderful.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

a boy or man

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

engage in

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

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

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

on one occasion

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

lacking pathways

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

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

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

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

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

transport commercially

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

move hurridly

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

not in physical motion

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

the rays of the sun

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

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

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

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

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

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

From this reading AMERICA ONCE MORE The voyage from Liverpool to Boston was thoroughly interesting to Giusippe.

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 Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.

at the time that

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

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

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

which person or people

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading In the first place there was the wonder of the great blue sea--a sea so vast that the Italian boy, who had never before ventured beyond the canals of the Adriatic, was bewildered when day after day the giant ship plowed onward and still, despite her speed, failed to reach the land.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading It was all wonderful.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Would a haven ever be reached, the lad asked himself; and how, amid that pathless ocean, could the captain be so sure that eventually he would make the port for which he was aiming?

but in spite of that

From this reading Sunlight flooded the water, twilight settled into darkness, and yet on every hand tossed that mighty expanse of waves.