(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHOTS ASHORE AND SHOTS AT SEA!
towards the shore from the water
From this reading SHOTS ASHORE AND SHOTS AT SEA!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHOTS ASHORE AND SHOTS AT SEA!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
CapricornnounUS /ˈkæprəkɔːrn/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
EquatornounUS /ɪˈkweɪtər/
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is the first spring month in the Southern zone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the first spring month in the Southern zone.
labours
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From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading This is the first spring month in the Southern zone.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading SHOTS ASHORE AND SHOTS AT SEA!
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
SHOTSnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading SHOTS ASHORE AND SHOTS AT SEA!
in the near future
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading This is the first spring month in the Southern zone.
the season of growth
From this reading This is the first spring month in the Southern zone.
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the first spring month in the Southern zone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
tropicadjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪk/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
precisely as stated
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The dry season set in at the beginning of the second week of October.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter in this nineteenth degree of latitude between the Equator and the tropic of Capricorn had not been very severe.
wontedadjective
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The inhabitants of New Switzerland would soon be able to resume their wonted labours.
zonenounUS /zoʊn/
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
From this reading This is the first spring month in the Southern zone.
