used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
any thing at all
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
approximatelyadverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmətli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
cannot
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From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
chaoticadjectiveUS /keɪˈɑːtɪk/
lacking a visible order or organization
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
comparingnounUS /kəmˈperɪŋ/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
give a description of
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
else
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From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
at any time
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading We headed south, hoping to pick up with the northeast trades.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
ten 10s
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading We headed south, hoping to pick up with the northeast trades.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
select carefully from a group
From this reading We headed south, hoping to pick up with the northeast trades.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
express in words
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
seawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We headed south, hoping to pick up with the northeast trades.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
SufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
tradesnounUS /treɪdz/
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading We headed south, hoping to pick up with the northeast trades.
twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We headed south, hoping to pick up with the northeast trades.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS After we passed out of the Golden Gate and headed seaward on our voyage, there followed twenty-seven days that are almost beyond description.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The port for which we were making lay approximately twenty-one hundred miles away, in a straight line.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Suffice it to say that these twenty-seven days were the most wild and chaotic that human beings ever experienced.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading One cannot describe them by comparing them with anything else, for probably since the world began there has never been anything quite like them.
