Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading As for King Dingo Bingo, I felt a loathing in his company that I cannot describe.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

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

From this reading As for King Dingo Bingo, I felt a loathing in his company that I cannot describe.

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

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

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

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From this reading As for King Dingo Bingo, I felt a loathing in his company that I cannot describe.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading As for King Dingo Bingo, I felt a loathing in his company that I cannot describe.

the act of continuing an activity without interruption

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

without stop or interruption

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

excessively

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

give a description of

From this reading As for King Dingo Bingo, I felt a loathing in his company that I cannot describe.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

a place or condition of ideal happiness

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

divisible by two

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

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

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading As for King Dingo Bingo, I felt a loathing in his company that I cannot describe.

start firing a weapon

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

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

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

hate coupled with disgust

From this reading As for King Dingo Bingo, I felt a loathing in his company that I cannot describe.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

the force of workers available

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

not any; not one

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

by chance

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

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

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading But even had I been assured of the best of treatment--even had I been promised the highest office in his kingdom--the throne itself, with the handsomest of his daughters for my queen--I should have held on to my intention of running away from him all the same, and returning to the barque.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

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

From this reading It was certainly no Elysium to fly to--perhaps from the fire into the frying-pan; but still there was the hope that my life on board the _Pandora_ would not be of long continuance, and even there, under the protection of Brace, they had of late treated me less cruelly.

in or at the place that

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.

a Caucasian

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had heard of such cases, where white men had become the favourites of negro princes, and had been placed in offices of high trust; and, perhaps, such would have been my destiny, had I remained with King Dingo Bingo.

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

From this reading From the hospitable manner in which he began his treatment of me, I really had thought, that if I continued to please him, he would give me an easy life of it.