past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
anew
From this reading We shall meet the _Palmer_ and the Boyds again on the voyage.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Bahia--Meditations on the discoverers--The Caribbees.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
Bahia
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From this reading At Bahia--Meditations on the discoverers--The Caribbees.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
Boyd
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From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
Boyds
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From this reading We shall meet the _Palmer_ and the Boyds again on the voyage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
Capt
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From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
Caribbees
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From this reading At Bahia--Meditations on the discoverers--The Caribbees.
damagedadjectiveUS /ˈdæmədʒd/
harmed or injured or spoiled
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
discoverersnounUS /dɪˈskʌvərərz/
plural of “discoverer” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading At Bahia--Meditations on the discoverers--The Caribbees.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
a social unit living together
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
set up or found
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
Frio
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From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
haulingnounUS /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
keelnounUS /kiːl/
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
marineadjectiveUS /mərˈiːn/
of or relating to the sea
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
MeditationsnounUS /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading At Bahia--Meditations on the discoverers--The Caribbees.
come together
From this reading We shall meet the _Palmer_ and the Boyds again on the voyage.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
monstersnounUS /ˈmɑːnstərz/
plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
absolutely essential
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Bahia--Meditations on the discoverers--The Caribbees.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
refittedverbUS /riˈfɪtɪd/
inflected form of “refit” — fit out again
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall meet the _Palmer_ and the Boyds again on the voyage.
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Bahia--Meditations on the discoverers--The Caribbees.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading We shall meet the _Palmer_ and the Boyds again on the voyage.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
whalenounUS /weɪl/
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among the many friends whom we met at Bahia were Capt. Boyd and his family of the bark _H. W. Palmer_.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading An iron shoe was now added for the benefit of all marine monsters wishing to scratch their backs on our canoe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Bahia we refitted, with many necessary provisions, and repaired the keel, which we found, upon hauling out, had been damaged by the encounter with the whale at Frio.
