Chapter IV

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From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

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

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

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

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

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

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

in good time

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

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

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

formal or perfunctory politeness

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

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 We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

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

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

having services engaged for a fee

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

ten 10s

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

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

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

an impudent statement

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

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

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

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

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

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

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

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

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

a straight line at right angles to another line

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the owner or manager of a plantation

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

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

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

transport commercially

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

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

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading It ran up into a sharp, perpendicular peak, as near as I could judge about fifteen hundred feet high.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

precisely as stated

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Visit to the Botanical Garden--Description of the Garden--Dinner at the Hotel--Third Visit to the City--Impudence of the First Mate--Village of San Domingo--A Walk in the Country--Attacked by Dogs--Beautiful Plantations--Civility of a Planter--Elegant Mansion and Grounds--A Retreat--A Fine Road--Return to the Ship--Supply of Fruit--The North America--Mr. Kent, our Consul.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

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

From this reading _Saturday, May 22._ Our friends, the boatmen, were out betimes, and took us to the city early in the morning.

at the time that

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

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

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

which person or people

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading To convey our party we hired three carriages, each drawn by two mules, and driven by a man who spoke a little, a very little English, and drove through the streets near the shore of the bay for a distance of three miles or more, when we turned into the country and followed a road that wound around the base of several hills and mountains, one of which I have already spoken of as seen from the bark.

the day immediately before today

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading We had arranged a large party of ladies and gentlemen to visit the Botanical Garden, of which we had heard many glowing accounts besides those given me by the young English gentlemen yesterday.