Chapter I

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From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

affirming or giving assent

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

later than; following

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

(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 She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

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

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

past form of “consign” — commit forever; commit irrevocably

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

moving toward the east

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

apart from; not including

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

with fatal consequences or implications

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

having lost your job

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

set up or found

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

set up or found

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

the force of workers available

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

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From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

travel past

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

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From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

a large beer glass

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

in the near future

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

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

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

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From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading She fired a broad side which sent all hands below except the captain and mate.--She then stopped firing and run down upon us, and asked us if we did not know it was war time, to which we answered in the affirmative.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

(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 The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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

From this reading The Capt. having the old license from the British Admiralty with him, presented it to the boarding master, who immediately went on deck and informed the Capt. of the sloop that the schooner had a good license, and was told by the Capt. to overhaul her well, and let her go, if all was right.

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

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

at the time that

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

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

From this reading We were off the east end of Cuba, when we discovered early in the morning, a large sail to the eastward, which we took to be an American man-of-war, but soon found we had been fatally deceived, for she was a large English sloop-of-war called the Sapho, Capt. O'Brady.

which person or people

From this reading She then run under our lee, and sent her launch and jolly boat with 30 men, who boarded us.

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

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading When we set sail, we had nine men sick with the yellow fever, six of whom died and were consigned to the vasty deep, after the usual ceremony of the reading of prayers, &c.