used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
(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 Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
Bahama
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From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
Bahia
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From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
Barbadoes
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From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading For all that we had beaten her by four days.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For all that we had beaten her by four days.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
traveling across
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For all that we had beaten her by four days.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all that we had beaten her by four days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading For all that we had beaten her by four days.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
GarfieldnounUS /ˈɡɑːrfiːld/
20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For all that we had beaten her by four days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For all that we had beaten her by four days.
huggingnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
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 Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
mastnounUS /mæst/
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
Mayaguez
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From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
refitnounUS /riˈfɪt/
outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
express in words
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Barbadoes--Mayaguez--Crossing the Bahama Banks--The Gulf Stream--Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
in or at that place or location
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
hard to endure
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
which person or people
From this reading Who then shall say that we anchored nights or spent much time hugging the shore?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading While there our old friend, the _Palmer_, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to beat us," so Garfield would have it.
