25th
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From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
anew
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
anchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərədʒ/
the condition of being secured to a base
From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
Boat-steerers
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From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
dissipatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪtɪd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
ExchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
the organ of sight
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
fleasnounUS /fliːz/
plural of “flea” — any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
Forebodings
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From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
Gamming
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From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
depressingly dark
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
loafersnounUS /ˈloʊfərz/
plural of “loafer” — person who does no work
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
Mackey
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From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
engage in
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
Manuel
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From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
the force of workers available
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
not any; not one
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
Payta
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From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
a full supply
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
ReflectionsnounUS /rɪˈflekʃənz/
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
ShippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
shrubnounUS /ʃrʌb/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
SoundingsnounUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋz/
plural of “sounding” — a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
SpaniardsnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
Star-gazing
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From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
StovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The land here presents a bleak, barren appearance; not a tree or shrub in sight; nothing but sand and rocks as far as the eye can reach.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
ugly-looking
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From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On Thursday, 25th of April, we were off the anchorage of Payta.
WhalesnounUS /weɪlz/
plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.— Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble.
which person or people
From this reading Water is furnished the inhabitants by persons who make it a business, and bring it a long distance in skins on mules.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The streets of this town are narrow and dirty; the houses are miserable; women and men dissipated and ugly-looking; fleas abundant, and loafers plenty.
