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From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
anew
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
capsizedverbUS /ˈkæpsaɪzd/
past form of “capsize” — overturn accidentally
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
Capt
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From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
expirationnounUS /ˌekspərˈeɪʃən/
a coming to an end of a contract period
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
a social unit living together
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
hoistedverbUS /ˈhɔɪstəd/
past form of “hoist” — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
Kennebec
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From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
immediately past
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
LisbonnounUS /ˈlɪzbən/
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
loadingnounUS /ˈloʊdɪŋ/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
lumbernounUS /ˈlʌmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
PortugalnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡəl/
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
rightedverbUS /ˈraɪtɪd/
past form of “right” — make reparations or amends for
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
transport commercially
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
tarried
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From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
thereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Here we sold our loading and took in a load of pine lumber.
TravellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
a source of difficulty
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
Wainer
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From this reading At the expiration of the above term, I shipped aboard of the brig Traveller, Capt. Thomas Wainer, for Kennebec, state of Maine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
Westport
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From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
at the time that
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
in or at the place that
From this reading At this place we were detained but about ten days, when we again hoisted sail for Westport, where we arrived in ten days thereafter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On our passage to this place, our vessel capsized about 10 o'clock at night, which caused us much trouble to get her righted again; but after four hours' struggle, and by the aid of our Great Father, we got the ship to rights, and went on our passage, which we finished in about seven days from this event.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here I tarried with my family but four weeks before I again shipped aboard of the last named vessel for Lisbon, in Portugal, where we arrived after a rough passage of forty-five days.
