Chapter V

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “alteration” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

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

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

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

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

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

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “capacity” — capability to perform or produce

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

taking care or paying attention

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

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From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

past form of “class” — arrange or order by classes or categories

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

the act of making something clean

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

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From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “crackpot” — a whimsically eccentric person

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “crank” — a bad-tempered person

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

past form of “deluge” — fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

wanted intensely

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

with diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

having made preparations

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

one or the other of two

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

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

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

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

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

-ing form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

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From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

weight to be borne or conveyed

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

the force of workers available

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

no person; not anyone

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

above and across; more than

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

an organization to gain political power

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

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

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

-ing form of “reject” — refuse to accept or acknowledge

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “request” — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “requirement” — required activity

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

inspiring scornful pity

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading “I have room in the _Jeannette_ for nobody but her officers and crew.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

Identical; not different.

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

of or relating to the practice of science

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

transport commercially

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

having a handwritten signature

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

language expressed by visible hand gestures

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

explained or answered

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

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

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

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

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

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

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

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From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

the quality of being of practical use

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

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

From this reading Throughout May and June we were busy loading stores, coaling ship, running our trials, cleaning up the odds and ends of our alterations, and signing on the crew.

in the company of; together with

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading And then, having thus disposed of the undesirables, from Washington he wrote the _Jeannette_, carefully instructing Chipp as to the essential requirements for the seamen he desired to have signed on:

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading De Long in Washington, deluged from all over the country with requests from young men, old men, cranks, and crackpots of every type, eager to go along in all sorts of ridiculous capacities, diplomatically solved his difficulty by rejecting each claim in about the same letter to all:

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading These must be seamen or people with some claim to scientific usefulness, but from your letter I fail to learn that you may be classed with either party.”