used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
accommodatingadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪŋ/
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
how long something has existed
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
alliancenounUS /əˈlaɪəns/
the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
BARBARA
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From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
copedverbUS /koʊpt/
past form of “cope” — succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
one or the other of two
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
fellowshipsnounUS /ˈfeloʊʃɪps/
plural of “fellowship” — an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
set up or found
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
fruitfuladjectiveUS /ˈfruːtfəl/
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
gipsies
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From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
hangmannounUS /ˈhæŋmən/
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
highwaymannoun
a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
humours
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From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
a boy or man
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
a female domestic
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
social deportment
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
moralsnounUS /ˈmɔːrəlz/
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
nagverbUS /næɡ/
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
not any; not one
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
on one occasion
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
by chance
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
pignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
SkullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
soilsnounUS /sɔɪlz/
plural of “soil” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
SpectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
supped
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From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
express a supposition
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
thievesnounUS /θiːvz/
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
tripenounUS /traɪp/
lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
From this reading I have been with pirates, and thieves, and soldiers of fortune, and gentlemen of blood, and highway robbers; and once I supped with a hangman--off boiled rabbit and tripe, an excellent alliance in a dish--and all this without being myself either pirate, highwayman, or yet hangman.
precisely as stated
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been very happy with gipsies on a common, though I never poisoned a pig or coped a nag.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But I found then, and have found all through my life, an infinite deal of entertainment in studying the ways and humours of all kinds of fellowships, without of necessity accommodating myself to the morals or the manners of the company.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A MAID CALLED BARBARA I suppose the Skull and Spectacles was not quite the best place in the world for a lad of my age, and perhaps for some lads it might have been fruitful of evil.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have mixed much with sailors of all kinds, than whom no better fellows--the best of them, and that is the greater part--exist on earth, and no worse the worse; and yet I think I have not been stained with all the soils of the sea.
