Chapter VI

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

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

in addition

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

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

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

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

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading He was returning a clean ship.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

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

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

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

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

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

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

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

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

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 Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

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From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

come together

From this reading As a clean ship he had to meet his owners.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

situated in or oriented toward the north

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

and nothing more

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

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

From this reading As a clean ship he had to meet his owners.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading He was returning a clean ship.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

transport commercially

From this reading He was returning a clean ship.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading But if his heart was kind and soft, it was also a brave one.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

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

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

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 “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

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

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

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

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.

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

From this reading “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” It is true enough that Captain Mayne Brace was only a simple sailor.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Nor did he lack genuine business habits, and long before the _Walrus_ reached the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, he had made up his mind as to what he should do.