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Chapter XXXVII
SANTA CRUZ. A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea. The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them. "Tennyreef again!" I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
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later than; following
From this reading “A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
later than; following
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
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From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
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From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
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From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
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From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
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From this reading SANTA CRUZ.
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From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
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From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
an old word for “before”
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
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From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
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From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
above and across; more than
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANTA CRUZ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tennyreef again!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days after crossing the tropic of Cancer, on a lovely afternoon, we again saw the Peak of Teneriffe lighted up by the western sunshine, and rising like a cone of red flame from the blue sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard old Tom Lambourne muttering, as he leaned over the lee bow with a short pipe in his mouth; "Dash my wig!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The clouds seemed to rise with it, and ere long we saw its base spreading out beneath them.
