Chapter IV

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

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

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It came about in this way.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

how long something has existed

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

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

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

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

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a state or condition being blighted

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

fighting with the fists

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It came about in this way.

capability to perform or produce

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

plural of “dip” — a depression in an otherwise level surface

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

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

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

not any; not one

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

and nothing more

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a physician who specializes in surgery

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

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

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

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

From this reading It came about in this way.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

precisely as stated

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

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

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It came about in this way.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

widely or fully known

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

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

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

-ing form of “whale” — hunt for whales

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

at the time that

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

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

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.

a late time of life

From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.