Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

the amount that many barrels might hold

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

coverings that are used on a bed

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

water containing salts

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

recorded for broadcast

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “can” — airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

plural of “cluster” — a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

-ing form of “clutter” — fill a space in a disorderly way

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

have the idea for

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

approval

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

in a dim indistinct manner

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

to double the degree

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

not still wet

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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 I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

the property of being wild or turbulent

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

a quick look

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

a large number or amount

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

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

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

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

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

toward home

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

covered by insurance

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

provided with artificial light

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

plural of “loaf” — a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

something that is lost

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

having a lower than normal ceiling

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

the quality of being loyal

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

plural of “meat” — the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

used to form the superlative

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

and nothing more

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

covered with water

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

make a painting

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

superlative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

meat from a domestic hog or pig

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

of or concerned with or related to the future

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

plural of “rafter” — one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

a strong line

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

express in words

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

possessive form of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

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

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

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From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

the activity of supplying or providing something

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

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

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

a special situation

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

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

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

articles of commerce made of tin plate

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

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

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

obtained from conifers (especially pines)

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.

not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

lacking beauty or charm

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

precisely as stated

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

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

From this reading He was said to hold a mortgage on the lives of half the population, by letting them have goods on credit against their prospective wages from sponging trips, he himself being the owner of three or four sponging sloops, and so doubly insured against loss.

English playwright (1580-1625)

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

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

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

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

From this reading _In Which I Catch a Glimpse of a Different Kind of Treasure._ I had, as I have said, made up my mind to start on the homeward trip early the following morning, but something happened that very evening to change my plans.

which person or people

From this reading I had dropped into the little settlement's one store, to buy some tobacco, the only kind that Charlie Webster--who carried his British loyalty into the smallest concerns of life, declared fit to smoke--some English plug of uncommon strength, not to say ferocity, a real manly tobacco such as one might imagine the favourite chew of pirates and smugglers.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading His low-ceilinged, black-beamed store, dimly lit with kerosene lamps, was a wilderness of the most unattractive merchandise the mind of man can conceive, lying in heaps on trestles, hanging from the rafters, and cluttering up every available inch of space, so that narrow lanes only were left among dangling tinware, coils of rope, coarse bedding, barrels in which very unappetising pork lay steeping in brine, other barrels overflowing with grimy looking "grits" and sailors' biscuits, drums of kerosene and turpentine, cans of paint, jostling clusters of bananas, strings of onions, dried fish, canned meats, loaves of coarse bread, tea and coffee, and other simple groceries.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I stayed chatting with the storekeeper--a lean, astute-looking Englishman, with the un-English name of Sweeney--who made a pretty good thing of selling his motley merchandise to the poor natives, on the good old business principle of supplying goods of the poorest possible quality at the highest possible prices.