Chapter II · Chapter 2

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From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

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From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

later than; following

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

how long something has existed

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

a group of many islands in a large body of water

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

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From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

brought into existence

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

confined by bonds

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

divisible by two

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

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

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

only a very short time before

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

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

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

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

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

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 He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

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From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

not often

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

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From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

transport commercially

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading He served for a considerable time on board a man-of-war off the coast of Brazil; and was afterwards at the storming of San Sebastian, in August, 1813.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

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

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

having come into contact

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading In the course of this voyage his ship touched at several islands in the great Indian Archipelago, among others at the Bashee Islands,[D] which have been rarely visited.

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

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

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

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

at the time that

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading On coming home from Spain, he entered himself on board another king's ship, bound for Madras, in which he afterwards proceeded to China by the east passage, and lay for about a year at Macao.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading John Rutherford, according to his own account, was born at Manchester about the year 1796.

a late time of life

From this reading He went to sea, he states, when he was hardly more than ten years of age, having up to that time been employed as a piecer in a cotton factory in his native town; and after that he appears to have been but little in England, or even on shore, for many years.