Chapter XI

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

(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 The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

a clergyman ministering to some institution

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

an attendant who checks coats or baggage

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

the act of closing something

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

power to direct or determine

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading One of the principal sources of amusement during the voyage has been card playing.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

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

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

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

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

plural of “hatch” — the production of young from an egg

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

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

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

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

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

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 The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

a form of address for a man

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

disregarded

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the principal sources of amusement during the voyage has been card playing.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading One of the principal sources of amusement during the voyage has been card playing.

-ing form of “prohibit” — command against

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

tough and callous by virtue of experience

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

plural of “recipient” — a person who receives something

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

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

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading One of the principal sources of amusement during the voyage has been card playing.

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

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

refer for judgment or consideration

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

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

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

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

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

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

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

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

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

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

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading The captain and first mate have been made the recipients of many of these toys; but to-day they have issued an order prohibiting any further manufacture of them.

a qualitative change

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

plural of “trinket” — cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading One of the principal sources of amusement during the voyage has been card playing.

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

From this reading The passengers all remonstrated against the arbitrary order, but were obliged to submit; for the captain has control of the wood.

in the company of; together with

From this reading An Arbitrary Prohibition--Card Playing and Checker Playing--Dancing--Treachery of Mr. Johnson--Some Passengers--A Comical Character, and a Pugnacious Character--A Beautiful Bird--Closing the Hatches--A Question of Jurisdiction--The Hatches Re-opened--A Sudden Transformation--Neglected Duties of the Chaplain--His Influence with the Captain.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading I have spoken of the amusement the passengers have had in making wooden trinkets from the wood taken on board at Talcahuana.