used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
Alwyn
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From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
barnaclesnounUS /ˈbɑːrnəkəlz/
plural of “barnacle” — marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
BurgoynenounUS /bərˈɡɔɪn/
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
make calm or still
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
chronometernoun
an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
determineverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmən/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
encrustedadjectiveUS /enˈkrʌstɪd/
having a hardened crust as a covering
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
exactnessnoun
the quality of being exact
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
a single distinct event
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
instrumentsnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənts/
plural of “instrument” — a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
longitudenounUS /ˈlɑːndʒətuːd/
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
marineadjectiveUS /mərˈiːn/
of or relating to the sea
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
misgivingsnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
nauticaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːtəkəl/
relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
navigationnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
not any; not one
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
schooner's
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From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
move hurridly
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
sullenlyadverb
in a sullen manner
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
TitanianounUS /təˈtɑːnjə/
a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
tolerableadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/
capable of being borne or endured
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
ultimateadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
whiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The finding of the ship's longitude was a doubtful operation, since Alwyn was in ignorance of the exactness of the chronometer, but since the course was almost due south, and the ultimate goal a wide one, Burgoyne felt no misgivings on the score of longitude.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading At sundown on the third day the wind died down to a flat calm, and the schooner rolled sullenly in the long swell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The "Titania" The next three days passed without incident.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading There were navigation instruments and nautical works on board, so that Burgoyne was able to determine the latitude with tolerable certainty.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The breeze held steadily, but owing to the foul state of the schooner's bottom, which was encrusted with barnacles and growing marine "whiskers" up to a yard in length, her speed was less than five knots.
