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 Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

anew

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

at or in the front

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading It is a government monopoly, and the revenue from it is very great.

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

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

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

a cigar with both ends cut flat

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

being one more than seven

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It is a government monopoly, and the revenue from it is very great.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

the act of giving

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading It is a government monopoly, and the revenue from it is very great.

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

From this reading It is a government monopoly, and the revenue from it is very great.

highest in quality

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

ten 10s

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

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

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

come together

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller

From this reading It is a government monopoly, and the revenue from it is very great.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

and nothing more

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

plural of “operative” — a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

above and across; more than

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

for each

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

on the contrary

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

From this reading It is a government monopoly, and the revenue from it is very great.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

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From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

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

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

without any others being included or involved

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

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

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

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

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading The greatest curiosity of Manilla is its Tobacco Manufactory, or rather the Segar Factory, for it is only into segars that the tobacco is made here.

island in West Indies

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

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From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Tagalo de Tondo-- Espana--Anecdote of an Englishman--Farewell to Manilla--Out to Sea.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The article manufactured is called the Cheroot, and is made in two different styles--one called _Cortada_, from having both ends cut; the other, Havana, being twisted at one end like the Cuban segar.

(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

precisely as stated

From this reading It is a government monopoly, and the revenue from it is very great.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.

but in spite of that

From this reading I forget the number of segars said to be made daily, but there are between eight and nine thousand women employed solely for that purpose, and giving the small average of twelve segars to each, there would be over one hundred thousand produced per diem; and yet the government is unable to meet the demand for them, having, as I learned, orders months ahead.