Chapter XX

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

(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 The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

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

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

the people of Great Britain

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But to resume our little quarto.

a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

put or send forth

From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE--HOW THEY CAST LOTS.

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

showing effects of planning or manipulation

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

speak out against

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

an acute insufficiency

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

bringing death

From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE--HOW THEY CAST LOTS.

plural of “fatality” — a death resulting from an accident or a disaster

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

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

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE--HOW THEY CAST LOTS.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

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

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

having much knowledge or education

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But to resume our little quarto.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

a large number or amount

From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE--HOW THEY CAST LOTS.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

something you have to do

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But to resume our little quarto.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

From this reading But to resume our little quarto.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

take up or begin anew

From this reading But to resume our little quarto.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

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

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

transport commercially

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

suffering from lack of food

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

support oneself

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

used as intensifiers

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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

From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE--HOW THEY CAST LOTS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

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

From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE--HOW THEY CAST LOTS.

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

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

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

except if; if not

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE--HOW THEY CAST LOTS.

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

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

at the time that

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.

in or at the place that

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The mate conducted the Heer Van Estell to the capstan, where the starving seamen stood in a silent group, and then he informed him in a hoarse whisper-- "That unless they contrived a means of furnishing themselves with food, they must all die of starvation; it was impossible for them to subsist for another day.

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading "I am aware," says the author of _Antonina_, "of the tendency in some readers to denounce truth itself as improbable, unless their own personal experience has borne witness to it."

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading In this spirit, some may denounce the fatalities of the Heer's voyage as improbabilities, though the hideous circumstance of human beings in extremity of hunger destroying each other for food, has been too well and too terribly established in many instances--such as the wreck of the French frigate _Medusa_; when the British frigate _Nautilus_ was lost on a solitary rock in the Mediterranean; during the famine on board the American ship _Peggy_; and on many other occasions.