Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

equally

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

(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 HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

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From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

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

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

past form of “bargain” — negotiate the terms of an exchange

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

past form of “befriend” — become friends with

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

very drunk

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

a cloth used to cover the eyes

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

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From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

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From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

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From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

take in liquids

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

divisible by two

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

an acute insufficiency

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

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From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

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

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

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From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

the act of departing

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

plural of “loophole” — an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

a large number or amount

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

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From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

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

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

above and across; more than

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

operate an airplane

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

declaiming wildly

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

To recall to mind.

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

Identical; not different.

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

plural of “stockade” — fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

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

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

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

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading Outside, the Indians held high carnival; for Allemand, the gin-soaked pilot, was busy passing drink through the loopholes to a pandemonium of savages raving outside the stockades.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

inflected form of “traffic” — deal illegally

From this reading La Chesnaye, the merchant prince, it was, who managed this low trafficking.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading HOW THE PIRATES CAME Inside our Habitation all was the confusion of preparation for leaving the bay.

at the time that

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

a Caucasian

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

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

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

which person or people

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Indeed, for the rubbing together of more doubloons in his money-bags I think that La Chesnaye's servile nature would have bargained to send souls in job lots blindfold over the gangplank.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Tis not a pretty picture, that memory of white-men besotting the Indian; but I must even set down the facts as they are, bidding you to remember that the white trader who besotted the Indian was the same white trader who befriended all tribes alike when the hunt failed and the famine came.