15th
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From this reading On the 15th we came in sight of Spain.
16th
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From this reading On the 16th we landed, bought a supply of provisions, and set sail again on the 20th.
1798
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
1st
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From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
20th
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From this reading On the 16th we landed, bought a supply of provisions, and set sail again on the 20th.
74
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
anew
From this reading On the 16th we landed, bought a supply of provisions, and set sail again on the 20th.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading On the 16th we landed, bought a supply of provisions, and set sail again on the 20th.
BrunswicknounUS /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/
a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the 15th we came in sight of Spain.
Cameron
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
CorteznounUS /kɔːrˈtez/
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
the act of discovering something
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
Dumally
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
Ernest
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
EugenenounUS /juːˈdʒiːn/
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
Felix
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
FerdinandnounUS /ˈfɜːrdɪnænd/
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
FitzGeorge
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
Fortescue
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
Francis
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
GustavusnounUS /ˈɡʌstəvəs/
the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
Harold
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
InvincibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading On the 16th we landed, bought a supply of provisions, and set sail again on the 20th.
march in a procession
From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
Marcus
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
O'Donell
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading On the 16th we landed, bought a supply of provisions, and set sail again on the 20th.
Ronald
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
Rothsay
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading On the 15th we came in sight of Spain.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading On the 15th we came in sight of Spain.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
dependable
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading On the 16th we landed, bought a supply of provisions, and set sail again on the 20th.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
Tragnain
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, as I said before, we set sail with a fair wind from England on the 1st of March 1798.
Wellesley
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From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY In the year 1798 the _Invincible_, 74 guns, set sail with a fair wind from England; her crew, twelve men, every one healthy and stout and in the best temper.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Their names were as follows:— Marcus O’Donell, Ferdinand Cortez, Felix de Rothsay, Eugene Cameron, Harold FitzGeorge, Henry Clinton, Francis Stewart, Ronald Tragnain, Ernest Fortescue, Gustavus Dumally, Frederick Brunswick (Duke of York), and Arthur Wellesley.
