Chapter XIV

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

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

later than; following

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

cover with liquid before cooking

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

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From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

the act of grasping

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

the largest city and former capital of Turkey

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

prepare a hot meal

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

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From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

without doubt; certainly

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

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From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

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From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

opinion or judgment

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

rum cut with water

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., “monolingual” has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

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From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

and nothing more

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

go away from a place

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

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From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

of or relating to the sea

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

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From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

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From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

not any; not one

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

possessive form of “paddy” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

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From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

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From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

express in words

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

to a small degree or extent

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

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From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

not in physical motion

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

in or at that place or location

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "He might have planked me for it," he told his messmates more than a dozen times, "and got my grog and my leave stopped for months, sure.

not to be trusted

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

a mutual promise to marry

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

a native or inhabitant of Turkey

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

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

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

precisely as stated

From this reading But my jewel av a master didn't; and troth it's meself that lives in the hope of seeing him in the clutches of the lion or tiger, or drowning in the deep say before my very eyes, just that I may have the pleasure of saving his loife entoirely."

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading PADDY'S HYBRID--"A QUARE, QUARE BASTE, SORR"--TRICKY NIGGERS--BLACK MAN AS COOK--WAR DECLARED.

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

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

at the time that

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."

hope for; have a wish

From this reading This might have been, and doubtless was intended as a good wish; still it was a somewhat strange one.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I think there is no more grateful man than your honest blue-jacket or marine if he receives a favour; and Paddy O'Rayne never forgot Dr. Reikie's kindness to him after that accident of his at Constantinople, when he went on shore to visit the "unspakeable Turk."