used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
Adamante
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From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was they suffered severely.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
conveniencesnounUS /kənˈviːnjənsɪz/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
a social unit living together
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
fundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
Godfrey
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
OwingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading As it was they suffered severely.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it was they suffered severely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
