Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

(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 "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

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

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

at or toward the back of something

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

put or send forth

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

used of a height or viewpoint

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

a procession of land vehicles traveling together

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

move outward

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

a branch of knowledge

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

of great significance or value

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

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

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

someone who is the first to think of or make something

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

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

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

inflected form of “lag” — hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

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

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

absolutely essential

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

past form of “necessitate” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

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

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

carry out or perform an action

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

put in the mind of someone

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

considered individually

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

Identical; not different.

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

an instance of visual perception

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

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From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

up to a particular time

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

in the direction of

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

-ing form of “tow” — drag behind

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading The different chapters of a novel remind me of a convoy of vessels.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading WEST.

at the time that

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

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

From this reading "I labour to diffuse the important good Till this great truth by all be understood, That all the pious duty which we owe Our parents, friends, our country, and our God, The seeds of every virtue here below, From discipline and early culture grow."

during the time that

From this reading And as the commanding officer, when towing one vessel which has lagged behind up to the rest, finds that in the meantime another has dropped nearly out of sight, and is obliged to cast off the one in tow, to perform the same necessary duty towards the sternmost, so am I necessitated for the present to quit Nicholas and Newton, while I run down to Edward Forster and his _protégée_.

which person or people

From this reading The incidents and _dramatis personæ_ are so many respective freights, all under the charge of the inventor, who, like a man-of-war, must see them all safely, and together, into port.