Chapter XXV

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

a town in western Washington

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

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

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

any thing at all

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading She was in the Australian trade.

a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

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

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

an established custom

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading She lay in Aberdeen harbour, and was nearly ready for sea.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She lay in Aberdeen harbour, and was nearly ready for sea.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

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

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

and nothing more

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

relating to or involving money

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading She lay in Aberdeen harbour, and was nearly ready for sea.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading She lay in Aberdeen harbour, and was nearly ready for sea.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was in the Australian trade.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading She was in the Australian trade.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading The barque was nearly new, having only made three voyages, and always with pecuniary success to her owners.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

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

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.

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

From this reading Her cargo might best be described by the American term “notions,” for she carried anything and everything by which she was likely to turn an honest penny.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _THE DANGER AND DIFFICULTY WAS TO COME_ The _Boo-boo-boo_ was a crack Aberdeen clipper barque, of large dimensions, and though not in the habit of carrying passengers, beautifully fitted aft, with a saloon like a marble hall, and splendid well-fitted state-rooms off it.