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266 NOTES A~D MEANINGS.
44. CROSSmG THE BAR.-I.
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45. CROSSING
J? It- 2 Adversaries, enemies; opponents .
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I Felucca , a small vessel carrying a commander; in the army ,
lateen sails.
Frigate, a swift-sa iling warshi p
next below a captai n.
3 Telegrap hed, signalled.
next in size to a battleship or
ship of the line.
Suppressing, putting down.
5 Lit erally true, true to the letter.
Reconn oitring , inspection ; cast-­
ing the eye over.
01llng, the part of the sea off the
shore towards the horizon.
6 Prognostica t ions,
pred ictions.
prophecies;
2 Man groves, trees which grow on
mud dy shores and river-hanks
8 Gun wal e (gun'/), the upper edge
of a ship's side.
of wann countries.
9 Impalpa ble, shadow)' ; not easily
a Lieu tenan t (lef-ten'ant), an officer perceived ; what cannot be
in the navy next in rank below tou ched.
Pace, st ep ; a length of about two
'; • and a half feet.
a Tau t , tight; firm .
5 Trenchant, sharp; cutting.
a Sped, rui ned; condemned to die.
1 Amain , as steadily as possible;
with might and main.
9 Warily, cautiously ; guarding
agai nst danger.
11 Ol'en, give n.
THE BAR.- ll.
46. MOY CASTLE.
8 Luff, turn a ship's head towards
th e wind.
Phantom, fan ciful; spec tral .
10 Buoyantl y, floating easily, cising
to the waves.
16 Skl rl, scream.
11 Mlrk, mur ky ; dark .
18 Slogan, th e war-cry of a Scottish
Hi ghl and clan.
22 Hlrpl!n g, limping; walk ing as
if lame.
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47. A RIVER m THE OCE.AN.
a Shoal s, great numbers ; croWdS ' 8 Ave ra ge, taking one day wit h
toge ther.
another.
1 Origi n, begi nning ; source. Temp erature, th e amount or de-
Accumulat ed, collected.
gree of heat or cold.
48. THE .. KURO SIWO."
I St un t ed, dwarfed ; stopped in 2 Exca vat e, hollow out.
their growth. [tion, 5 Junk, a flat·bot tom ed Chinese
Equable, un iform ; without varia - or J apan ese ship with three
2 Degree,the 360th partoftheearth's masts.
circumfere nce (here equ al to 69 6 Suggeste d.. call ed to th e mind;
miles).
1 proposed.