Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

(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 Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

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

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

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

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

a state at a particular time

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

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

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

every person

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

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From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

set up or found

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

in a joyous manner

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

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

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

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

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

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

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

in a fortunately providential manner

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

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

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

transport commercially

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

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

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

express in speech

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

the season of growth

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

precisely as stated

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

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

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

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

From this reading Happily the gale was in our favour, so that we were able to run before it, and keep our course.

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

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

during the time that

From this reading Scarcely, however, had we got them down below, than the gale which had been threatening came on; and while the captain went to the helm, all hands had to spring aloft to shorten sail.

which person or people

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They were all too weak to speak without fatigue, so we forbore to question them as to the particulars of the events which had brought them into the condition in which we had found them.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading We had hard work enough to do the duty of the ship and to attend to our passengers, who could for some days do nothing to help themselves.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading There can be little doubt that had we not providentially appeared that very night, everybody on board the wreck would have perished.