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WHALESHIP. WILLIAM B. WHITECAR, JR. J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. LONDON: TRÜBNER & CO. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Chapter 1 of Four years aboard the whaleship Embracing cruises in the Pacific is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
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In this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading WILLIAM B. WHITECAR, JR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading WILLIAM B. WHITECAR, JR.
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From this reading J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: TRÜBNER & CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading LONDON: TRÜBNER & CO.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading WHALESHIP.
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From this reading WILLIAM B. WHITECAR, JR.
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From this reading WILLIAM B. WHITECAR, JR.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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