Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

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From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

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From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

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From this reading _Naval Articles of War, Art._ 19.

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From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

the termination of a meeting

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

aimlessly drifting

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

get the meaning of something

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Naval Articles of War, Art._ 19.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading _Naval Articles of War, Art._ 19.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

put or send forth

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

without stop or interruption

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

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

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

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From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

past form of “except” — take exception to

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

in a forcible manner

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

a serviceman in the artillery

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

in this place or thing or document

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

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

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

an aggressive and violent young criminal

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

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

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

set up or found

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

engage in

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

the force of workers available

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

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From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

disposed to or in a state of mutiny

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

From this reading _Naval Articles of War, Art._ 19.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

offending against or breaking a law or rule

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a human being

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

a false or unsupportable quality

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

continue talking

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

the act of punishing

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

transport commercially

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

term of address for a man

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

of or concerning this or that

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., " John Colpoys, " Sir George Montagu, " Sir Roger Curtis, " John Bazeley, " Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, " John Thomas Duckworth, " John Nicholson Inglefield, " John Knight, " Albemarle Bertie, " Richard Goodwin Keats.

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

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

up to a particular time

From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

the act of using

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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From this reading The Court assembled to try the prisoners on board his Majesty's ship _Duke_, on the 12th September, 1792, and continued by adjournment from day to day (Sunday excepted) until the 18th of the same month.[24] PRESENT Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, _President_.

in a violent manner

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _Naval Articles of War, Art._ 19.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

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

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL If any person in or belonging to the fleet shall make, or endeavour to make, any mutinous assembly, upon any pretence whatsoever, every person offending herein, and being convicted thereof, by the sentence of the Court-martial, shall suffer DEATH.

which person or people

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The charges set forth that Fletcher Christian, who was mate of the _Bounty_, assisted by others of the inferior officers and men, armed with muskets and bayonets, had violently and forcibly taken that ship from her commander, Lieutenant Bligh; and that he, together with the master, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and other persons (being nineteen in number), were forced into the launch and cast adrift;--that Captain Edwards, in the _Pandora_, was directed to proceed to Otaheite, and other islands in the South Seas, and to use his best endeavours to recover the said vessel, and to bring in confinement to England the said Fletcher Christian and his associates, or as many of them as he might be able to apprehend, in order that they might be brought to condign punishment, &c.