Chapter VI

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

later than; following

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

subject to appointment

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

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

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

see with attention

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

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

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

a conference (usually with someone important)

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

travel across or pass over

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

not to your liking

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

being one more than seven

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

a volcano in south central Guatemala

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

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

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

social deportment

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

an event that happens

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

make a sweeping movement

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

fraught with danger

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

plural of “pigeon” — wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

an authoritative rule

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

a small and inadequate amount

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

in a serious manner

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

make a splashing sound

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

make high-pitched, whiney noises

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

support oneself

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

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

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

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From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

up to a particular time

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

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

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

worthless material that is to be disposed of

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

plural of “turnover” — the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

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

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

precisely as stated

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

morally reprehensible

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading But after waiting till half past eight, the time appointed for breakfast under this new regulation, behold! a pan of scouse is placed before us!

look attentively

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

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

From this reading One of those disagreeable scenes, which are of too frequent occurrence among us, came off this morning.

a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling

From this reading A Disagreeable Scene--Scarcity of Oil--Lamps and Slush--An Albatross--Ill Manners of the Mate--Cold Weather--The Whiffletree Watch--Disagreeable Scene--Magellan Clouds and Southern Cross--An Act of Kindness--Turnovers and Sport--Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land--A Perilous Passage--Ducks and Cape Pigeons--A Squall--A Black Albatross--Cape Horn--Stormy Weather--A Gale--Accident at the Breakfast Table.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Captain J. without any ceremony or consultation with the passengers, ordered the cooks to supply us with but two meals a day.

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

From this reading This would not have been very seriously objected to, had we been furnished with any decent food in place of the vile trash, upon which we have been forced to subsist.