Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

gotten through environmental forces

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

in addition

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

confined by bonds

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

for a short time

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

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From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the state of being imprisoned

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a state at a particular time

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

permission to do something

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

without stop or interruption

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

carry on a conversation

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

divisible by two

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

in a fluent manner

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

set up or found

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

in a gradual manner

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

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From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

provoking horror

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

superlative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

go away from a place

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

freely in a nonliteral manner

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

for more time

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

United States rock singer (1943-1971)

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

not any; not one

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

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From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

come into possession of

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

and nothing more

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

approval to do something

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

logically valid

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

show unwillingness towards

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

release, as from one's grip

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

transport commercially

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

unhealthy looking

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

past form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

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From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

carry out

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

a coming to an end of a contract period

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a special situation

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Having thus briefly related the story of our captivity and sufferings, it only remains to give an account of our escape from this barbarous people.

up to a particular time

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

in the direction of

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

except if; if not

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By this time we had acquired a sufficient knowledge of their tongue to converse fluently with the natives, and we informed our masters, that our feeble condition rendered it impossible for us to attempt to do any thing more.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading We also reasoned the matter with them, telling them that death was our inevitable doom, unless we were allowed to relax our labor; that if we died we could be of no service to them, but if allowed a respite, and we lived, and could be put on board a vessel, they should be liberally rewarded.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

in or at the place that

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We continued to survive the horrible sufferings to which we were constantly subjected, and to serve our tyrannical masters, in despite of our agonies of body and mind, till the beginning of the autumn of 1834; at which time we had become so emaciated, feeble, and sickly, that we found it impossible any longer even to attempt to labor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.--The natives consent to release them from labor, but refuse them food; and they obtain permission to leave the island in the first vessel, for a compensation to be made to the natives.--They crawl about from place to place, subsisting upon leaves, and occasionally begging a little food of the natives, for two months.--Their sudden joy at hearing of a vessel coming towards the island.--It proves to be the British barque Britannia, captain Short, bound to Canton.--They are taken on board the Britannia, November 27, 1834, and treated with the kindest attention.--Their joy and gratitude at this happy termination of their sufferings.--They gradually recover their health so far as to take passage for America, in the ship Morrison, bound for New York, where they arrive May 5, 1835.--Acknowledgments for their kind reception at New York and Boston.