Chapter II · Chapter 2

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From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

later than; following

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

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

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

a man who has never been married

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

the occurrence of a change for the worse

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

at any time

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

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From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

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

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

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

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

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

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

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

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

and nothing more

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

a narrow way or road

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

plural of “merchantman” — a cargo ship

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

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From this reading MORGIANNA.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

not any; not one

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

an officer or crew member of a privateer

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

one of four equal parts

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

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

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

transport commercially

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

in the near future

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

in a special manner

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading The morning was specially bright, and the captain, as brave a man as ever paced a quarter deck, was in the best of spirits, for he expected soon to be home.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

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

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading He had served on board a privateer during the War of the Revolution and had done as much damage as any man on salt water to English merchantmen.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He had no wife and children to greet him on his return, for Lane was a bachelor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.

a late time of life

From this reading It was early on the morning of June 13, 1796, just twenty years after the Declaration of Independence, that Captain Felix Lane, of the good ship _Ocean Star_, was on his voyage from Rio to Baltimore with a cargo of coffee.