1806
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From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
1812
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From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A VOCABULARY OF THEIR LANGUAGE_.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
AleutiannounUS /əˈluːʃən/
a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
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
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ARCHIBALD
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From this reading BY ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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Author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
CAMPBELLnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading BY ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL.
CHARLESTONnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlstən/
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
ChartnounUS /tʃɑːrt/
a visual display of information
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
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a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
forty-firstadjective
the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
IndependencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/
freedom from control or influence of another or others
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a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
Kamschatka
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From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading _A VOCABULARY OF THEIR LANGUAGE_.
Long-boat
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From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
NarrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
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 “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
New-York
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NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A VOCABULARY OF THEIR LANGUAGE_.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
touching and supported by a surface
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
proprietornounUS /prəˈpraɪətər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
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past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
precisely, exactly
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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SandwichnounUS /ˈsændwɪtʃ/
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
Sannack
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Ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
ShipwrecknounUS /ˈʃɪprek/
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
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ssnounUS /ˈeˈses/
the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _A VOCABULARY OF THEIR LANGUAGE_.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _Third American Edition--Illustrated by a Chart._ CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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twenty-seventhadjective
coming next after the twenty-sixth in position
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UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
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past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
VOCABULARYnounUS /voʊˈkæbjəleri/
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
From this reading _A VOCABULARY OF THEIR LANGUAGE_.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
whereof
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From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
WrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “A Voyage round the World, from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited; including a Narrative of the Author’s Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and his subsequent Wreck in the Ship’s Long-boat; with an account of the present state of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of their Language.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _Southern District of New-York, ss._ Be it remembered, That on the twenty-seventh day of November, in the forty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words and figures following, to wit:
