Chapter XXIV

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From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

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From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

a quantity of money

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

From this reading The chattel mortgage of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, was, of course, turned over to the New York assignee with the other property.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading REST, BUT NOT RUST.

a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading The chattel mortgage of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, was, of course, turned over to the New York assignee with the other property.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

plural of “creditor” — a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

increase twofold

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

involving financial matters

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the act of giving

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

woodlands in full leaf

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

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

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

having services engaged for a fee

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

make a loud noise

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

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

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading REST, BUT NOT RUST.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

held or filled or in use

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

in an original manner

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The chattel mortgage of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, was, of course, turned over to the New York assignee with the other property.

above and across; more than

From this reading The chattel mortgage of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, was, of course, turned over to the New York assignee with the other property.

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

plural of “pay” — something that remunerates

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

land and the buildings on it

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

-ing form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the act of removing

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading REST, BUT NOT RUST.

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

From this reading REST, BUT NOT RUST.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a particular instance of selling

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

functioning in a supporting capacity

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

English actress (1847-1928)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

male cat

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The chattel mortgage of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, was, of course, turned over to the New York assignee with the other property.

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

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

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

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

which person or people

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading In the summer of 1855, previous to my financial troubles, feeling that I was independent and could retire from active business, I sold the American Museum collection and good will to Messrs. John Greenwood, Junior, and Henry D. Butler.

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading SALE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION--SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF MY CREDITORS--EXAMINATIONS IN COURT--BARNUM AS A BAR TENDER--PERSECUTION--THE SUMMER SEASON ON LONG ISLAND--THE MUSEUM MAN ON SHOW--CHARLES HOWELL--A GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY--VALUE OF A HONK--PROPOSING TO BUY IT--A BLACK WHALE PAYS MY SUMMER’S BOARD--A TURN IN THE TIDE--THE WHEELER AND WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY--THEIR REMOVAL TO EAST BRIDGEPORT--THE TERRY AND BARNUM CLOCK FACTORY OCCUPIED--NEW CITY PROPERTY LOOKING UP--A LOAN OF $5,000--THE CAUSE OF MY RUIN PROMISES TO BE MY REDEMPTION--SETTING SAIL FOR ENGLAND--GENERAL TOM THUMB--LITTLE CORDELIA HOWARD.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The chattel mortgage of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, was, of course, turned over to the New York assignee with the other property.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading They paid me double the amount the collection had originally cost, giving me notes for nearly the entire amount secured by a chattel mortgage, and hired the premises from my wife, who owned the Museum property lease, and on which, by the agreement of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, she realized a profit of $19,000 a year.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The chattel mortgage of Messrs. Greenwood and Butler, was, of course, turned over to the New York assignee with the other property.