used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
ARRIVESverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ARRIVES OFF FORT FREDERICK--PAUL GUIDON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
Crabtree
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From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
a social unit living together
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading ARRIVES OFF FORT FREDERICK--PAUL GUIDON.
FREDERICKnounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading ARRIVES OFF FORT FREDERICK--PAUL GUIDON.
Godfrey
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From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
GUIDON
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From this reading ARRIVES OFF FORT FREDERICK--PAUL GUIDON.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
go away from a place
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
lockernounUS /ˈlɑːkər/
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
morselnounUS /ˈmɔːrsəl/
a small quantity of anything
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
necessaries
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From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ARRIVES OFF FORT FREDERICK--PAUL GUIDON.
Passmaquaddy
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From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading ARRIVES OFF FORT FREDERICK--PAUL GUIDON.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
sloopnounUS /sluːp/
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set sail in his small boat for Passmaquaddy, eighteen leagues distant.
St
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From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not a morsel of food of any description in the locker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The necessaries that had been supplied by Crabtree for the voyage were entirely consumed.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading After the arrival of the sloop at the mouth of the St. John, the Captain was compelled to leave his wife and family.
