Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

in addition

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

tending to ameliorate

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.

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

From this reading THE DANGER OF AN IDEA.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

a state at a particular time

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.

large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading THE DANGER OF AN IDEA.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

an Italian woman of rank

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading THE DANGER OF AN IDEA.

of the present time and place

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

worthy of high praise

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DANGER OF AN IDEA.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.

transport commercially

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading THE DANGER OF AN IDEA.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

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

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

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

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.

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

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

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

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I was prepared to admit that the status of woman among the Sargassons was not what it ought to be.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading I had not been in command of the Caribas more than a month before I discovered that Donna Elenora, the wife of the Kantoon of the near-by ship Cormorant, and Fidette had their heads together and were engaged in the promulgation of a great social reform.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They were also in communication with other ships in our immediate neighborhood.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading They had undertaken the laudable task of “ameliorating the condition of woman”--among the Sargassons.