21st
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From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
5th
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From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
athwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
Ayres
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From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
BOARDnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
BrazilnounUS /brəˈzɪl/
the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
BrazilianadjectiveUS /brəˈzɪljən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
Buenos
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From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
CAPEnounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
forty-nineadjective
being nine more than forty
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
hawsenoun
the hole that an anchor rope passes through
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
hermaphroditenounUS /hərˈmæfrədaɪt/
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
HOnounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
HORNnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
LANDnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
POMPERO
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From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
PortugalnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡəl/
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
riggingnounUS /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
ROGUEnounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
sailverbUS /seɪl/
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading By her course, she must have been bound from Brazil to the south of Europe, probably Portugal.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
TROUBLEnounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty-nine days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before she had passed us, "sail ho!" was cried again, and we made another sail, far on our weather bow, and steering athwart our hawse.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A ROGUE--TROUBLE ON BOARD--"LAND HO!"--POMPERO--CAPE HORN After speaking the Carolina, on the 21st August, nothing occurred to break the monotony of our life until Friday, September 5th, when we saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She passed out of hail, but we made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, with Brazilian colors in her main rigging.
