Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

having companions or an escort

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

later than; following

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

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

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a person who is in charge

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

for the most part

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

true confidential information

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

having two barrels mounted side by side

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

render capable or able for some task

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

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

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

confer a trust upon

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

having unexpected good fortune

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

set up or found

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

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From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

usually; as a rule

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

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

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

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

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

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

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

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

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

being in captivity

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

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

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

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 We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

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

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

existing in great number or quantity

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

a full supply

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

not often

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It is evident, however, from the narrative, that it was too far in the interior to permit the sea to be seen from it.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

precisely as stated

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

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

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

(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 "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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

From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

in or at the place that

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.

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

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The details we have thus given will enable the reader to form a conception of the state of society in the country in which Rutherford now found himself imprisoned.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

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From this reading We were generally fortunate enough to bring home a good many wood-pigeons, which are very plentiful in New Zealand.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "For the first year after our arrival in Aimy's village," says Rutherford, "we spent our time chiefly in fishing and shooting; for the chief had a capital double-barrelled fowling piece, as well as plenty of powder and duck-shot, which he had brought from our vessel; and he used to entrust me with the fowling-piece whenever I had a mind to go a shooting, though he seldom accompanied me himself.

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading The spot in the northern island of New Zealand, in which the village lay where his residence was eventually fixed, cannot be exactly ascertained, from the account which he gives of his journey to it from the coast.