used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
consider or hold as true
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
anew
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
in the past
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
coloniesnounUS /ˈkɑːləniz/
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
commercenounUS /ˈkɑːmərs/
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
criminalsnounUS /ˈkrɪmənəlz/
plural of “criminal” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
debauchedadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
devilishadjectiveUS /ˈdevlɪʃ/
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
don't
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From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
FATHER'SnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
felonsnounUS /ˈfelənz/
plural of “felon” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
how
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From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
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From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
immediately past
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
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 It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
malefactorsnounUS /ˈmæləfæktərz/
plural of “malefactor” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
the force of workers available
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
moon-like
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From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
not any; not one
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
opportunitiesnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz/
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
seventy-sevenadjective
being seven more than seventy
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
shamblesnounUS /ˈʃæmbəlz/
a condition of great disorder
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
transport commercially
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
twenty-fourthadjective
coming next after the twenty-third in position
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
underwentverbUS /ˌʌndərˈwent/
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
having passed out of existence
From this reading When she faded out of sight she was a vanished type, and when she climbed, moon-like, above the horizon under full breast of shining canvas, she was an honest ship again, never more to be debauched by opportunities to tender for the transport of criminals.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is long ago since the last convict ship sailed away from these shores with her horrid burden of guilt and grief and passions of a hundred devilish sorts; I don’t know how long it is since the last of the convict ships passed down Channel on her way to colonies which were like to become a sort of shambles--for they were hanging half a score of men a day for murder in those times--if this horrid commerce in felons had not ended; when that ship had weighed and sailed she passed away to return no more as a prison craft.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
at the time that
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Before I lift the curtain upon my ship, the Convict Ship in which I sailed, I must hold you in talk concerning some matters which go before the sailing of the vessel; for I have to explain how it came about that I, a woman, was on board of a convict ship full of male malefactors.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading HER FATHER’S DEATH I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health and enjoy all my faculties, saving my hearing; my memory is brisk, and my friends find it very faithful, and what is here set down you may accept as the truth.
